Transforming tales rewriting metamorphosis in medieval French literature Rewriting metamorphosis in medieval French literature Griffin, Miranda. creator text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. nyu 2015 2015 First edition monographic eng remote 1 online resource (viii, 270 pages) '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. Introduction: rewriting metamorphosis -- Dismembering Ovid -- Reflecting on Echo -- The beast without -- Sex and the serpent -- Now you see him ... : the metamorphoses of Merlin -- Conclusion: the stuff that dreams are made on. Miranda Griffin. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 fast PQ155.M57 G75 2015 840.9/37/0902 840.9370902 Transforming Tales Griffin, Miranda. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015 (OCoLC)907661209 9780191804083 0191804088 9780191510601 0191510602 9780199686988 019968698X http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/1559 YDXCP 150909 20260319161328.2 in00005712381 eng