Transforming tales : rewriting metamorphosis in medieval French literature /

'Transforming Tales' examines the idea of bodily transformation in French literature composed between the 12th and the 15th centuries, exploring the ways in which stories of transformation enable an insight into medieval ideas about humanity and arguing that metamorphosis can be read as a...

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Main Author:	Griffin, Miranda
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:	First edition
Subjects:	French literature > To 1500 > History and criticism. Metamorphosis in literature. Littérature française > Jusqu'à 1500 > Histoire et critique. Métamorphose (Biologie) dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French. French literature Metamorphosis in literature French Literature. Romance Literatures. Languages & Literatures. To 1500 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	'Transforming Tales' examines the idea of bodily transformation in French literature composed between the 12th and the 15th centuries, exploring the ways in which stories of transformation enable an insight into medieval ideas about humanity and arguing that metamorphosis can be read as a metaphor for rewriting in the Middle Ages.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 270 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191804083 0191804088 9780191510601 0191510602