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Atalanta in Calydon

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Atalanta in Calydon, a poetic drama by Swinburne, published 1865. It tells the story of the hunting of the wild boar sent by Artemis to ravage Calydon in revenge for its neglect of her: Meleager slays the boar, presents the spoils to the virgin athlete and huntress Atalanta, and then himself dies through the intervention of his mother Althaea. The work was highly praised for its successful imitation of Greek models. It is now chiefly remembered for the ‘chorus’ beginning ‘When the hounds of spring are on winter's traces…’

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Atalanta in Calydon

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Atalanta in Calydon. ‘Choral sym.’ for vv. only by Bantock (Manchester 1912), poem by Swinburne (1865). Comp. 1911.

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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Atalanta in Calydon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Atalanta in Calydon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-AtalantainCalydon.html

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Atalanta in Calydon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-AtalantainCalydon.html

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