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, sacr...

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Main Author:	Wiseman, Susan
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	English literature > History and criticism. Animals, Mythical, in literature. Metamorphosis in literature. Monsters in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.