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The Influence of the Roman Poet Ovid on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: Intertextual Parallels and Meta-Ovidian Tendencies
Author(s): Dennis James Siler (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Aug. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 150 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773436103
- ISBN-13: 9780773436107
Book Description
The project illustrates a discernable pattern within Shakespeare’s canon that can arguably be compared to similar proclivities in the works of Ovid. Furthermore, given his undisputed affinity for Ovid and the nature of Elizabethan educational practices Shakespeare, over time, developed an Ovidian mindset.
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The project illustrates a discernable pattern within Shakespeare’s canon that can arguably be compared to similar proclivities in the works of Ovid. Furthermore, given his undisputed affinity for Ovid and the nature of Elizabethan educational practices Shakespeare, over time, developed an Ovidian mindset.
About the Author
Dr.Siler holds a Ph.D in English from the University of Arkansas with emphasis on Shakespeare and Renaissance literature and drama, MA in English from Wake Forest University. He is currently assistant professor of English at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.
