Transforming Texts: Classical Images in New ContextsRobert Paul Metzger Bucknell University Press, 1993 - 100 páginas The ancient gods were capable of changing or altering themselves endlessly, and it is this transformative power which they share with the great texts of philosophy, science, and art. The collection of essays in this anthology have been embued by their authors with this same transformative power. Illustrated. |
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