Venus and Adonis
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Delnon and his team have hung historical depictions of the Venus and Adonis myth in their rehearsal space at the State Opera, adapting the stylized gestures from the paintings to the stage.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
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
His friendship with Shakespeare is a well-attested fact: both Venus and Adonis and Lucrece were issued by Field's press, in 1593 and 1594.
From The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century by Bastide, Charles
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