"El Mito de Venus y Adonis en la Tradición Inglesa: De W. Shakespeare a F. C. Burnand [The Myth of Venus and Adonis in the English Tradition: From W. Shakespare to F. C. Burnand]" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo1032/ Author: Ribes Traver, Purificación. Type: Book Chapter Year: 2016 Publication Information: Pomer Monferrer, La Traducció (In)Directa dels Clàssics a les Literatures Hispàniques, Entre Més [The (In)Direct Translation of the Classics into Hispanic Literatures, Among Other Things], 169–229. : Pomer Monferrer, La Traducció (In)Directa dels Clàssics a les Literatures Hispàniques, Entre Més [The (In)Direct Translation of the Classics into Hispanic Literatures, Among Other Things] Annotation: Explores how, in Venus and Adonis, Shakespeare adapts Ovid, concluding that Ovid's narrative points to remembered and renewed beauty, whereas Shakespeare's emphasizes the end of beauty, love, and life. Describes how F. C. Burnand's Victorian farce Venus and Adonis: Or, the Two Rivals and the Small Boar builds on the Ovidian and Shakespearean tradition. Spanish summary, 169. Language: Spanish Persons: Ovid; Burnand, F. C. Tags: Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare as Influence, Shakespeare's Sources and Influences on Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis WSB Update: Winter 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbo1032