Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 157 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft 1797 1851 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, Mary W. Proserpine and Midas Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. S. Goodman and David Starner "Proserpine and Midas" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a collection of two unpublished mythological dramas, likely composed in the early 19th century. These works draw on classical themes, revisiting the stories of Proserpine and Midas, and reflect Shelley's literary exploration of myth and its implications in a romantic context. The primary characters include Proserpine, the daughter of Ceres, who is entangled in her fate with Hades, and Midas, the king who acquires the golden touch but learns the perils that accompany his wish. At the start of "Proserpine," the scene is set in the beautiful plain of Enna, where Proserpine expresses her desire for her mother, Ceres, to remain with her. However, Ceres must leave to fulfill her duties. As Proserpine and her nymphs gather flowers, the atmosphere shifts into tension when Proserpine, left alone, goes missing, generating concern among the other characters. In the counterpart drama, “Midas”, King Midas arrives to witness the contest between Apollo and Pan, favoring Pan's music and incurring Apollo's wrath, leading to his transformation with the ears of an ass. The opening passages establish a blend of light-hearted lyricism and profound themes, hinting at Shelley's capacity for both artistic beauty and deeper moral reflections on desire, loss, and consequence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mythology, Classical -- Drama Proserpina (Roman deity) -- Drama Midas (Legendary character) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature 156331 156318 2024-10-03T09:17:16.018803 2023-10-03T08:28:14.394641 text/html text/html 159645 2022-09-30T13:43:45 text/html 139691 2024-10-03T09:17:24.948731 application/epub+zip 138780 2024-10-03T09:17:20.205775 application/epub+zip 119940 2024-10-03T09:17:18.023785 application/epub+zip 245858 2024-10-03T09:17:27.875737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231337 2024-10-03T09:17:23.777744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207591 2022-09-30T15:00:26.361595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126429 126418 2024-10-03T09:17:14.997800 2023-10-03T08:28:13.707629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 126214 2022-09-30T13:49:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19602 2024-10-03T09:17:28.533718 application/rdf+xml 11166 2024-10-03T09:17:19.116768 image/jpeg 2789 2024-10-03T09:17:18.573774 image/jpeg 51182 2022-09-30T13:49:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 55733 2022-09-30T13:50:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 133318 2024-10-03T09:17:16.032796 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia