Pygmalion and Galatea
The History of a Narrative in English Literature
Published on 28. August 2001
Book
Hardback
260 pages
978-0-7546-0447-1 (ISBN)
Description
The story of Pygmalion and his statue is one of the most enduring tales in Ovid's "Metamorphoses". This text traces the development of the Pygmalion story in English literature from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, following it through a wide variety of versions ranging from tales of love and ideal beauty to vehicles for philosophical, religious, political and aesthetic ideas. Retold for centuries, the Pygmalion story acquires its own distinctive stylistic and thematic marks in each age. It is the aim of this study to bring together these narrations and examine the interaction between them.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
plates, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 238 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-0447-1 (9780754604471)
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Content
Beginnings to the 19th century; "don't look at J.J. Rousseau" - Pygmalion and the Romantics; Adam's dream - post-Romantic re-narrations; the Pre-Raphaelite Pygmalion and mid-Victorian Hellenism; 19th-century Pygmalion plays - the context of Shaw's "Pygmalion"; the 20th century - towards a conclusion. Appendices: the Pygmalion story in dictionaries and handbooks of classical literature; bibliography of Pygmalion references.