Tag Archives: Ovid

Glück on Teen Sex, Rape, and Persephone

Louise Gluck, who died last week, has a fascinating poem about Persephone that explores difficult issues of teen sex.

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Poems To Mourn a Russian History Prof

When a Russian history professor died at our college, his colleagues turned to poetry as they wrestled with his premature death. Ovid, Alexander Pushkin, Ivan Turgenev, and Walt Whitman provided powerful words.

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“Leda and the Swan”–Warning Necessary?

Yeats’ “Leda and the Swan” contains a disturbing description of a rape. Should teachers issue warnings before teaching it?

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