Mythographic Transformations of Ovid's Hermaphrodite
This article sets forth the curious fortunes of Ovid's myth of the Hermaphrodite in the hands of Medieval and Renaissance mythographers, and examines the literary handling of myth by various interpreters. An understanding of the complex web of tradition associated with this myth is preparatory...
| Published in: | The sixteenth century journal |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1988
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The sixteenth century journal
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| Summary: | This article sets forth the curious fortunes of Ovid's myth of the Hermaphrodite in the hands of Medieval and Renaissance mythographers, and examines the literary handling of myth by various interpreters. An understanding of the complex web of tradition associated with this myth is preparatory to appreciating the images of the Hermaphrodite in the works of Renaissance poets such as Rabelais, Spenser, or Donne, for example. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540991 |