Ancient Love Themes in Contemporary Music
(Ancient Text by Catullus, translated by Bing and Cohen) and Love Her Madly (Contemporary Song by The Doors) ParallelTextLyricsListen Unlike some other passages, this one didn’t come to me quickly, but as I though more deeply into the meaning of Read More …
(Ancient Text by Meleager, translated by Bing and Cohen) and Tears in Heaven (Contemporary Song by Eric Clapton) ParallelTextLyricsListen When I read Meleager’s poem about Heliodora’s death, at least in this poem, and he spoke of his tears for her Read More …
(Ancient Text by Theocritus, translated by Bing and Cohen) and I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (Contemporary Song by Four Tops) ParallelTextLyricsListen After reading, “singing of you, my honey bunch” the song I Can’t Help Myself came to mind Read More …
(Ancient Text by Ovid, translated by Rolfe Humphries) and Musta Got Lost (Contemporary Song by The J. Geils Band) ParallelTextLyricsListen This ancient excerpt from Ovid’s The Art of Love reminded me of the introduction to Musta Got Lost because of the Read More …
(Ancient Text by Plutarch, translated by ) and Stand By Your Man (Contemporary Song by Blues Brothers) ParallelTextLyricsListen In the book of Marriage, which discusses many different aspects of ancient marriage, in the section regarding the Expectations of Marriage there Read More …