Cover illustration: Nicholas Jagger, Marsyas. Wood engraving, 2024. Copyright © Nicholas Jagger 2024 (https://nicholasjagger.com). Marsyas challenged Apollo, the god of music and poetry, to a contest; when he lost he was flayed alive. Ovid tells the story in Book VI of the Metamorphoses, which was one of Shakespeareâs favourite works.
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ISSN 2949-8686
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DOI 10.1163/9789004687790
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