| Metamorphosis in Greek Myths Revised Edition Contributor(s): Forbes Irving, P. M. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198140908 ISBN-13: 9780198140900 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $83.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1992 Annotation: 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. Forbes 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 292.13 |
| Series: Oxford Classical Monographs (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 342 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Forbes 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. |