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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. Forbes 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.
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. Forbes 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.
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Paul Forbes Irving is a barrister
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of abbreviations; Introduction; The sources; Animals; The ritual theory; Animals; Myths and stories; Birds; Plants; Stones; Sex changes; The shapeshifters; Conclusion; Catalogue of transformation stories (Mammals; Birds; Plants; Stones; Minor categories of transformations); Index
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 1992 |
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Genre: | Importe |
Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780198140900 |
ISBN-10: | 0198140908 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Irving, P. M. C. Forbes
Forbes-Irving, P. M. |
Hersteller: | OUP Oxford |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 216 x 140 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | P. M. C. Forbes Irving (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.07.1992 |
Gewicht: | 0,486 kg |
Über den Autor
Paul Forbes Irving is a barrister
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of abbreviations; Introduction; The sources; Animals; The ritual theory; Animals; Myths and stories; Birds; Plants; Stones; Sex changes; The shapeshifters; Conclusion; Catalogue of transformation stories (Mammals; Birds; Plants; Stones; Minor categories of transformations); Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 1992 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe |
Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780198140900 |
ISBN-10: | 0198140908 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Irving, P. M. C. Forbes
Forbes-Irving, P. M. |
Hersteller: | OUP Oxford |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 216 x 140 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | P. M. C. Forbes Irving (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.07.1992 |
Gewicht: | 0,486 kg |
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