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Pyramus and Thisbe. Pyramus and Thisbe. This story is only found in Ovid. Born as Publius Ovidius Naso . Ovid was a Roman poet. His writing influenced Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Milton. His early work almost always dealt with the theme of love.
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Pyramus and Thisbe • This story is only found in Ovid. • Born as PubliusOvidiusNaso. • Ovid was a Roman poet. • His writing influenced Chaucer, • Shakespeare, Dante, and Milton. • His early work almost always dealt with the theme of love. • He wrote three short books of verses known as Amores.
Pyramus and Thisbe • The story of Pyramus and Thisbe is found in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. • The Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem in fifteen books. • This story has many characteristics of Ovid. • The story is well-told; several rhetorical monologues; a little essay on love.
Ceyx and Alcyone • Ovid is the best source for this story as well. • This exaggeration of the storm in this story is typically Roman. • Sleep’s abode with its charming details show Ovid’s Power of description. • The names of the gods are Latin.