Ovid's Myth of Pygmalion on Screen: In Pursuit of the Perfect Woman

by Paula James

Book Overview

Why has the myth of Pygmalion and his ivory statue proved so inspirational for writers, artists, philosophers, scientists, and directors and creators of films and television series? The 'authorised' version of the story appears in the epic poem of transformations, Metamorphoses, by the first-century CE Latin poet Ovid; in which the bard Orpheus narrates the legend of the sculptor king of Cyprus whose beautiful carved woman was brought to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147250495X
• ISBN13: 9781472504951
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"