Proteus
Subtitle: The Language Of Metamorphosis (Studies in European Cultural Transition)
Contributors: Carla Dente (Editor); George Ferzoco (Editor); Miriam Gill (Editor); Marina Spunta (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780754639572
Subjects: Literary studies: general; Christianity - Literature; Literary Criticism; Religion - Classic Works; Europe; Christianity - Literature & the Arts; European - General; Metamorphosis in literature
First sentence: Carla Dente: Reflecting on a volume about metamorphosis in literature and related arts, it would seem proper to begin with the question a sincere reader might put: 'Why in Heaven's name should I spend 30 or 40 pounds on the umpteenth book that retrospectively surveys cultural artefacts?