ATD vs. Metamorphoses
Glenn Scheper
glenn_scheper at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 22 01:55:01 CDT 2007
I'm e-Scoping out the classics at breakneck speed.
At the beginning of the Metamorphoses, Ovid accomplishes several things. First,
he defines the world of the poem. He is going to tell the reader, how “bodies
are changed into different bodies.” Ovid then demonstrate that he means “bodies”
in the loosest sense: in this poem, he is going to address all kinds of
transformation, from the transformation of Chaos into the Universe to literal
physical transformations, to the founding and destruction of cities, the
evolution of man, and even pedestrain emotional transformations. In other words,
this poem examines transformation as an omnipresent force in the universe,
affecting high and low, mythic and ordinary forces alike.
-- http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/metamorphoses/fullsumm.html
I notice that such a theme might be applied to ATD;
Although, I suppose to anything with any changes:
And Yet:
timetravel = change of time.
bilocation = change of location.
Kit, others = change of character.
anarchism = change of society.
blown up/renewed = ontological change.
iceland spar = change of information/coding.
new monsters = change of religion.
One of the Egyptian gods, Amun, is noted for his hiddenness.
So surely, there are many changes-of-hiddenness to catalog.
And surely many more changes than I can imagine.
As I recall from Dao, there is nothing constant except change.
Yours truly,
Glenn Scheper
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