'[This book] is accessible to readers at all levels of expertise, including undergraduates, and would also make ideal reading for all people who like fiction and literary experiments.' Alessandro Barchiesi, Classical World
Introduction; 1. Metamorphosis and simile; 2. The gods and the simile; 3. The simile and genre; 4. Simile and fictionality; Conclusion: the protean nature of simile.