Forms of astonishment : Greek myths of metamorphosis

Forms of astonishment : Greek myths of metamorphosis / Richard Buxton.

Author/creator	Buxton, Richard (Richard G. A.)
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description	xvi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject(s)	Metamorphosis--Mythology --Greece. Mythology, Greek.

Contents	Narratives and their contexts. The Odyssey ; Athenian drama ; Visual arts ; Hellenistic transformations ; Post-Hellenistic narratives -- The logic of transformation. Shapes of the gods ; The human aetiology of landscape ; Plants, trees, and human form ; Challenges to the metamorphic tradition ; Final thoughts on contexts.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-268 ) and index.
LCCN	2009928978
ISBN	9780199245499 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0199245495 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	BL795.M47 B88 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold