Venus and Adonis
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In Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis, Venus complains of the pain caused by Adonis’ glance: “Thine eye darts forth the fire that burneth me.”
From Scientific American ● Dec. 29, 2020
Venus and Adonis: Shakespeare’s Epic Poems Part 1 Radio-style show celebrates the poetry of the Bard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2019
A celebrated footnote about the boar that gores Adonis in Venus and Adonis gives a flavour of the whole:
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2018
The fourth man holds a fritillary and an ear of sweetcorn - plants which Griffiths says point to Shakespeare's poem Venus and Adonis and his play Titus Andronicus.
From BBC ● May 19, 2015
For England was also painted the Venus and Adonis, in 1554; but unfortunately the original is now in Madrid, and only a copy in our National Gallery.
From Six Centuries of Painting by Davies, Randall
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