The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis: A Translation with a Commentary

ISBN-13: 9780415068963 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 256 str.

Antoninus; A. Liberalis; Francis Celoria

Opis

Legends which told of the transformation of men and women, heroes and nymphs, into animals, stars, plants, fountains and rocks, were widespread and of deep significance for people in the classical world. This collection of 41 Greek myths and legends by Antoninus Liberalis, here translated into English for the first time, is a unique source of such tales. The manner of the narrative, laconic as well as picaresque, adds relish to their oddity. The variant of the story of Cephalus and Procris where the heroine practices sex therapy on King Minos, the transformation of the arrogant musician Cerambus into a champing beetle, the change of Hylas into an echo that rang through real communities and landscapes for over a millenium, the numerous consequences of rape, incest, mockery or heedlessness: all these offer food for psychological speculation as well as for narrative pleasure. Many of the tales would have startled Freud or puzzled Jung. The commentary, which is fuller than that usually supplied with most translations, furnishes parallels and explanatory materials to help those who wish to follow a tale through its numerous contexts and ramifications.

Recenzje

'A new translation of unknown Greek legends, with a highly original but very learned commentary on aspects of lore from nightingales to typhoons' - Marina Warner, The Week

Spis treści

1. Cydippe 2. The Meleagrides 3. Hierax 4. Cragaleus 5. Aegypius 6. Periphas 7. Anthus 8. Lamia or Sybaris 9. Emathides 10. Minyades 11. Aedon or Nightingale 12. Cycnus 13. Aspalis 14. Munichus 15. Meropis 16. Oenoe 17. Leucippus 18. Eeropus or Bee-eater 19. The thieves 20. Clinis 21. Polyphonte 22. Cerambus 23. Battus 24. Ascabalus 25. Metioche & Menippe 26. Hylas 27. Iphigenia 28. Typhon 29. Galinthias 30. Byblis 31. Maessapians 32. Dryope 33. ALcmene 34. Smyrna 35. The herdsmen 36. Pandareus 37. Dorians 38. Wolf 39. Arceophon 40. Britomartis 41. Fox.

O autorze

Antoninus Liberalis