Forms of astonishment [[electronic resource] ] : Greek myths of metamorphosis / / Richard Buxton

• Autore: Buxton Richard (Richard G. A.)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Disciplina: 880.9
• Soggetto topico: Metamorphosis - Mythology - Greece; Mythology, Greek
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-268 ) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Translations and Transliterations; Abbreviations; Introduction; I. NARRATIVES AND THEIR CONTEXTS; II. THE LOGIC OF TRANSFORMATION; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Forms of Astonishment sets out to interpret a number of Greek myths about the transformations of humans and gods. Such tales have become familiar in their Ovidian dress, as in the best-selling translation by Ted Hughes; Richard Buxton explores their Greek antecedents. One pressing question which often occurs to the reader of these tales is: Did the Greeks take them seriously? Buxton repeatedly engages with this topic, and attempts to answer it context by context and authorby author. His book raises issues relevant to an understanding of broad aspects of Greek culture (e.g. how 'strange' were G
• Titolo autorizzato: Forms of astonishment
• ISBN: 1-282-34647-4; 9786612346477; 0-19-155416-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454852903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II