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- # Affinity with Ovid.
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This subsection, titled "Affinity with Ovid.", is part of [Chapter II](arke:01KG6S4EKZ5XHHZ4RAQVF0F0FC) within a larger text file. It was extracted from the file [pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA) on January 30, 2026, and spans lines 3278 to 3300. The subsection is part of the collection [PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y).
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This subsection is preceded by "Sisteenth-century developments." ([01KG6S5NXKDSXXAJA1YPECM2B6](arke:01KG6S5NXKDSXXAJA1YPECM2B6)) and followed by "The smaller debt to Livy." ([01KG6S6M64PNJM7DSEG6ZER6F0](arke:01KG6S6M64PNJM7DSEG6ZER6F0)). The chapter "II" is part of the poetry collection "[Venus and Adonis, Lucrece, Sonnets, and Pericles (Facsimile Editions)](arke:01KG6S3KNZT62WVVW4VT384KPF)".
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
This subsection discusses Shakespeare's affinity with the Roman poet Ovid. It highlights similarities between Shakespeare's *Lucrece* and Ovid's works, citing specific lines and phrases. The text references Chaucer's work and notes Shakespeare's use of Ovidian language and imagery, such as the "snow-white" of Lucrece's chin and her hair like "golden threads". It also mentions Shakespeare's use of Livy's phrases.
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