Ancient Love Themes in Contemporary Music
(Ancient Text by Longus, translated by Ronald McCail) and Like a Virgin (Contemporary Song by Madonna) ParallelTextLyricsListen A popular concept in love is virginity and how it can be a somewhat new and scary experience this is seen both in Read More …
(Ancient Text by Virgil, translated by Robert Fitzgerald) and Grenade (Contemporary Song by Bruno Mars) ParallelTextLyricsListen Unrequited love is no new concept looking at these two piece of works one can see that it was as prevalent today as it Read More …
(Ancient Text by Tibullus, translated by Bing and Cohen) and Make you feel pretty (Contemporary Song by lovelytheband) ParallelTextLyricsListen A common phrase in today’s society is “gold digger” when referencing a woman who seems to be after a man for Read More …
(Ancient Text by Longus, translated by Ronald McCail) and It Must Be Love (Contemporary Song by Don Williams) ParallelTextLyricsListen Don Williams iconic “It Must Be Love” closely parallels Daphnis and Chloe’s realization about love after Philetas’ teachings. The simultaneous emotional Read More …
(Ancient Text by Ovid, translated by Rolfe Humphries) and Gold Digger [Clean] (Contemporary Song by Kanye West) ParallelTextLyricsListen Both Ovid and Kanye West are fascinated with the idea of money-hungry women and the manipulative acts women will commit to achieve Read More …