Company aims to reignite interest in Ovid, whose book the Metamorphoses is alluded to in some of the Bard's playsShakespeare's favourite classical poet, Ovid, inspired him with myth, magic and metamorphosis. Now the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is seeking to reignite interest in the Roman poet amid concerns that directors are tempted to cut classical allusions from the Bard's plays because they assume audiences wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM on April 21, 2017