Undated:
Latin poetry (Renaissance.) Ovid’s Metamorphoses as example of poetic trifling with religious allegories, — as outlet for degeneration of religion. Ariosto toyed thus with the sagas of the Middle Ages.
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Undated
Overview
Wagner treats Ovid's mythological poetry as playful handling of religious allegory after religion has declined. He draws a parallel with Ariosto's use of medieval legends.