Forms of Astonishment: Greek Myths of Metamorphosis

by Richard Buxton

Book Overview

In this illustrated study, Richard Buxton analyzes Greek literary narratives and visual representations of the metamorphosis of humans and gods, as evidenced from Homer to Nonnos. Such tales have become familiar in their Ovidian dress, as in the best-selling translation by Ted Hughes; Buxton explores their Greek antecedents. He investigates such issues as: how do different contexts shape the way in which metamorphosis is narrated? How do the assumptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199245495
• ISBN13: 9780199245499
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"