English summary: Joel Thomas offers readers a dynamic and innovative analysis of Virgils Aeneid and Ovids Metamorphoses. Applying the methodological theories of myth criticism and myth analysis, Thomas brings to light the development of symbolic mythical and mythological forms and the essential influence of these texts on the Western imagination. French description: Osons le dire, ce qu'on va lire sous la plume de Joel Thomas me parait etre fondamental...