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Forms of astonishment : Greek myths of metamorphosis / Richard Buxton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buxton, Richard (Richard G. A.), author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Metamorphosis--Mythology.
- Metamorphosis.
- Mythology, Greek.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (298 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Translations and Transliterations; Abbreviations; Introduction; I. NARRATIVES AND THEIR CONTEXTS; II. THE LOGIC OF TRANSFORMATION; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 1-383-03820-1
- 1-282-34647-4
- 9786612346477
- 0-19-155416-2
- OCLC:
- 646862511
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