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Myth And Metamorphosis


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Myth Metamorphosis


Myth Metamorphosis
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Author : Anthony Etherin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020

Myth Metamorphosis written by Anthony Etherin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.




Forms Of Astonishment


Forms Of Astonishment
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Author : Richard Buxton
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2009-07-23

Forms Of Astonishment written by Richard Buxton and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-23 with History categories.


In this illustrated study Richard Buxton analyses 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 of commentators about 'strangeness' affect how metamorphosis is interpreted? How far should an interpreter allow 'contextual charity' to render more acceptable a belief such as that in metamorphosis? What are the implications of the notions of 'astonishment' (Greek: thambos) in a range of narratives about transformation? Throughout Forms of Astonishment Buxton draws comparisons between the Greek evidence and data from other religious traditions, ancient and modern; he also introduces comparative material from the sciences, from modern painting and literature, and from the cinema and computer graphics. In investigating metamorphoses of gods Buxton revisits the concept of anthropomorphism, arguing that the fact that Greek divinities were believed to change shape does not undermine the fundamentally humanlike form of Greek divinity. He also examines certain strands of Greek tradition, particularly among the philosophers, which called metamorphosis into question, whether in relation to the gods or to humans. Individual chapters deal with transformations into the landscape and into plants or trees—in the latter case transformation stories are set against a background of cultural beliefs about 'seminal' substances such as blood and tears. Overall, Forms of Astonishment raises issues relevant to an understanding of broad aspects of Greek culture, and illuminates issues explored by anthropologists and students of religion.



Metamorphosis In Greek Myths


Metamorphosis In Greek Myths
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Author : Paul M. C. Forbes Irving
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1990

Metamorphosis In Greek Myths written by Paul M. C. Forbes Irving and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


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.



Myth And Metamorphosis


Myth And Metamorphosis
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Author : Lisa Florman
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2002-08-23

Myth And Metamorphosis written by Lisa Florman and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-23 with Architecture categories.


A radical new interpretation of Picasso and his relation to the classical seen through the artist's prints of the 1930s.



Ovid Myth And Metamorphosis


Ovid Myth And Metamorphosis
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Author : Sarah Annes Brown
language : en
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Release Date : 2005-02-25

Ovid Myth And Metamorphosis written by Sarah Annes Brown and has been published by Bristol Classical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


The impact of Ovid's Metamorphoses on our culture can hardly be overestimated. The poem is one of the most exciting and accessible classical texts, our key source for nearly all the famous myths of Greece and Rome. Sarah Annes Brown offers a lively, and sometimes provocative, introduction to the Metamorphoses, exploring the impact of recent critical developments and tracing its rich afterlife in both high and popular culture. The book's later chapters are devoted to five of the most memorable Ovidian stories - Apollo and Daphne, Actaeon, Philomela, Arachne and Pygmalion. Each subtle and elusive story is found to have generated a huge range of creative responses. The influence of the Pygmalion myth, for example, can be traced in Frankenstein, Vertigo and Blade Runner, as well as in the works of Chaucer and Shakespeare.



Metamorphoses Books I Viii


Metamorphoses Books I Viii
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Author : Ovid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960

Metamorphoses Books I Viii written by Ovid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with categories.




Forms Of Astonishment


Forms Of Astonishment
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Author : R. G. A. Buxton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023

Forms Of Astonishment written by R. G. A. Buxton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Metamorphosis categories.


This is an illustrated study of a number of Greek myths about the transformations of humans and gods. Richard Buxton poses the question of how seriously the Greeks took these tales, and in doing so also illuminates issues explored by anthropologists and students of religion.



Metamorphoses


Metamorphoses
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Author : Ovid
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1955

Metamorphoses written by Ovid and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955 with History categories.


"Ovid is, after Homer, the single most important source for classical mythology. The Metamorphoses, which he wrote over the six-year period leading up to his exile from Rome in 8 a.d. , is the primary source for over two hundred classical legends that survived to the twenty-first century. Many of the most familiar classical myths, including the stories of Apollo and Daphne and Pyramus and Thisbe, come directly from Ovid. The Metamorphoses is a twelve-thousand-line poem, written in dactylic hexameters and arranged loosely in chronological order from the beginning of the universe's creation to the Augustan Rome of Ovid's own time. The major theme of the Metamorphoses, as the title suggests, is metamorphosis, or change. Throughout the fifteen books making up the Metamorphoses, the idea of change is pervasive. Gods are continually transforming their own selves and shapes, as well as the shapes and beings of humans. The theme of power is also ever-present in Ovid's work. The gods as depicted by the Roman poets are wrathful, vengeful, capricious creatures who are forever turning their powers against weaker mortals and half-mortals, especially females. Ovid's own situation as a poet who was exiled because of Augustus's capriciousness is thought by many to be reflected in his depictions of the relationships between the gods and humans." -- from http://www.enotes.com/metamorphoses-of-ovid (Jan. 24, 2011.)



The Metamorphosis Of Baubo


The Metamorphosis Of Baubo
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Author : Winifred Lubell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994

The Metamorphosis Of Baubo written by Winifred Lubell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Art categories.


Traces the transformation of the mythological character of Baubo through the ages.



Changing Forms


Changing Forms
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Author : Elizabeth Nogrady
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-09

Changing Forms written by Elizabeth Nogrady and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09 with categories.