Ancient Love Themes in Contemporary Music
(Ancient Text by Sappho, translated by Bing and Cohen) and Tin Man (Contemporary Song by Miranda Lambert) ParallelTextLyricsListen The works of Sappho, at least those listed in the anthology, all deal very heavily with the pain that is associated with Read More …
(Ancient Text by Ovid, translated by Rolfe Humphries) and Crooked Smile (Contemporary Song by J Cole) ParallelTextLyricsListen In the works of Ovid, one can see a clear attempt to almost gamify the art of courtship and by extension love. Especially Read More …
(Ancient Text by Lucretius, translated by Martin Ferguson Smith) and “My Kind of Crazy” (Contemporary Song by Brantley Gilbert) ParallelTextLyricsListen In the works of Lucretius’ On the Nature of Things, one can see the detrimental effects of love on the Read More …
(Ancient Text by Longus, translated by Paul Turner) and Wet Dreamz (Contemporary Song by J. Cole) ParallelTextLyricsListen In the tale of Daphnis and Chloe by Longus discusses the first experiences in love of a young couple, and so does the Read More …
(Ancient Text by Euripides, translated by A.J. Podlecki) and Mama’s Broken Heart (Contemporary Song by Miranda Lambert) ParallelTextLyricsListen In the tale of Medea by Euripides, translated by A.J. Podlecki, we can see the tale of a scorned woman as her husband Read More …