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Proserpine and Midas

Chapter 2: Two unpublished Mythological Dramas
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Two short mythological dramas retell classical legends: one follows the descent of a springtime goddess and the emotional aftermath for those left behind, framing seasonal change as a meditation on loss, return, and maternal longing; the other dramatizes a ruler whose wish produces an unsettling transformation, prompting moral and satiric reflection on desire, perception, and consequence. Both combine dramatic scenes and choral lyrics in a lyrical, classically inflected style that emphasizes elegiac emotion, contemplative lyricism, and theatrical compression rather than extended narrative or elaborate spectacle.

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Title: Proserpine and Midas

Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Release date: September 1, 2004 [eBook #6447]
Most recently updated: September 30, 2022

Language: English

Credits: S. Goodman and David Starner

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PROSERPINE
&
MIDAS

Two unpublished Mythological Dramas

by
MARY SHELLEY

Edited with Introduction
by
A. KOSZUL