Metamorphosis in Greek Myths /
Irving, P. M. C. Forbes,
Metamorphosis in Greek Myths / P. M. C. Forbes Irving. - Oxford : Clarendon Press, c1990. - xv, 326 p. ; 23 cm. - Oxford classical monographs . - Oxford classical monographs. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes: Catalogue of transformation stories.
The transformation of people into animals, plants, and stones is one of the most common and characteristic themes of Greek mythology, embodying as well some of the most mysterious and fantastic episodes in a mythology that is sometimes considered to be relatively realistic and lacking in fantasy. This book, the first study of these myths in English, analyzes the various ways in which they imagine and explore the experience of changing one's form. Irving's unusual approach is to look for their meaning not in long-forgotten rituals or historical events, but in their imaginative appeal as stories.
0198147309 9780198147305 0198140908 9780198140900
90032726
GB9023054 bnb
Metamorphosis--Mythology.
Mythology, Greek.
BL795.M47 / F67 1990 BL795.M47 / F67 1990
292.13 / IRV
Metamorphosis in Greek Myths / P. M. C. Forbes Irving. - Oxford : Clarendon Press, c1990. - xv, 326 p. ; 23 cm. - Oxford classical monographs . - Oxford classical monographs. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes: Catalogue of transformation stories.
The transformation of people into animals, plants, and stones is one of the most common and characteristic themes of Greek mythology, embodying as well some of the most mysterious and fantastic episodes in a mythology that is sometimes considered to be relatively realistic and lacking in fantasy. This book, the first study of these myths in English, analyzes the various ways in which they imagine and explore the experience of changing one's form. Irving's unusual approach is to look for their meaning not in long-forgotten rituals or historical events, but in their imaginative appeal as stories.
0198147309 9780198147305 0198140908 9780198140900
90032726
GB9023054 bnb
Metamorphosis--Mythology.
Mythology, Greek.
BL795.M47 / F67 1990 BL795.M47 / F67 1990
292.13 / IRV