In Our Time Metamorphosis
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Mar 2, 2000 Exploring Ovid's stories of metamorphosis from Narcissus to Kafka's bug, connecting ancient myths to Chaucer and Shakespeare. The discussion covers themes of change, passion, and the timeless relevance of shape-shifting tales. Delving into mythological transformations, the chapter highlights moral judgments, tragedy, and pursuit of truth. Touching on Greek myths, Freud's interpretation, and nature's mutability, the podcast reflects on the interconnectedness of life forms and evolution of moral values.
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Ovid's Focus: Flux and Transformation
- Ovid explores the constant flux of the world, how things change and become food for others.
- He connects this to human passions, showing how emotions transform people into different kinds of animals.
Niobe's Transformation
- Niobe, a proud woman, boasts about her fourteen children to Leto, who only has two.
- Leto's children, Apollo and Diana, kill Niobe's children, and Niobe transforms into a weeping stone.
Conservative Shift in Metamorphoses
- Ovid's Metamorphoses presents a conservative shift, establishing eternal verities through transformations.
- Each encounter with a spider, laurel bush, or bat evokes the mythological story and its moral lesson.