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Forms of Astonishment

By Richard Buxton

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Forms of Astonishment

By Richard Buxton

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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 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?
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2009-09-21
Publication Date:
2009-07-23
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199245495
ISBN13:
9780199245499
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
562 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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