Ancient Love Themes in Contemporary Music
(Ancient Text by Longus, translated by Ronald McCail) and Ring of Fire (Contemporary Song by Johnny Cash) ParallelTextLyricsListen The sensations that follow love are many, but one that is present in many works of art involving love touch on the Read More …
(Ancient Text by Lucretius, translated by Martin Ferguson Smith) and Fashion Killa (Contemporary Song by A$AP Rocky) ParallelTextLyricsListen Through Lucretius’ work in “On the nature of things,” we are able to view the many ways love can be seen as Read More …
(Ancient Text by Catullus, translated by Peter Bing & Rip Cohen) and when the party’s over (Contemporary Song by Billie Eilish) ParallelTextLyricsListen The idea that two people compliment each other so well that they complete each other is very interesting. Read More …
(Ancient Text by Plutarch, translated by Donald Russell) and Love Lockdown (Contemporary Song by Kanye West) ParallelTextLyricsListen Love is often a strong, arguably the strongest, form of expression. Expressing such a strong feeling or desire can sometimes feel like a Read More …
(Ancient Text by , translated by Shelton) and The Night We Met (Contemporary Song by Lord Huron) ParallelTextLyricsListen We have often talked about love in the context of pain, touching on how it can bring unpleasant experiences to people in Read More …