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Author:   Miranda Griffin (College Lecturer and Fellow, College Lecturer and Fellow, St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge.)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780199686988

ISBN 10:   019968698
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   27 August 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Rewriting Metamorphosis 1: Dismembering Ovid 2: Reflecting on Echo 3: The Beast Without 4: Sex and the Serpent 5: Now you see him . . . : The Metamorphoses of Merlin Conclusion: The Stuff that Dreams are Made on

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From goshawks to enchanters, Transforming Tales provides an illuminating analysis of metamorphic figures and writing across francophone medieval literarture, combining perceptive close readings with elegant analysis informed by Derrida, Julia Kristeva and other theorists. Both medievalists and those interested in metamorphosis will find much to engage with in Griffin's supple book Elizabeth Dearnley, The Times Literary Supplement

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After a comprehensive education in Wiltshire, Miranda Griffin completed her undergraduate and graduate education at Cambridge. She has taught in Cambridge, London, and Oxford; and has been a Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge since 2007. Her first book, The Object and the Cause in the Vulgate Cycle was published by Legenda in 2005.

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