Writing Metamorphosis in the English Renaissance : 1550-1700 /

"Taking Ovid's Metamorphoses as its starting point, this book analyses fantastic creatures including werewolves, bear-children and dragons in English literature from the Reformation to the late seventeenth century. Susan Wiseman tracks the idea of transformation through classical, literary...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wiseman, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Temas:
English literature > History and criticism.
Animals, Mythical, in literature.
Metamorphosis in literature.
Monsters in literature.
Littérature anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Animaux fabuleux dans la littérature.
Métamorphose (Biologie) dans la littérature.
Monstres dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction: writing metamorphosis; 1. Classical transformation: turning Metamorphoses; 2. Sacred transformations: animal events; 3. Transforming nature: strange fish and monsters; 4. Metamorphosis and civility: werewolves in politics, print and parish; 5. Transformation rewritten? Extreme nurture, wild children; Coda: Descartes and the disciplines.

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