Paula James

Ovid's Myth of Pygmalion on Screen

In Pursuit of the Perfect Woman

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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 life by the goddess Venus.Focusing on screen storylines with a Pygmalion subtext, from silent cinema to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Lars and the Real Girl, this book looks at why and how the made-over or man… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4411-6850-4
EAN: 9781441168504
Produktnummer: 13802169
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 248 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 1'895 KB

Über den Autor

Paula James is Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at The Open University, UK, and has published widely in Latin Literature and on the reception of classical motifs in popular culture. She has appeared on 'Women's Hour' on Radio 4 to talk about her previous book The Role of the Parrot in Selected Texts from Ovid to Jean Rhysand has also appeared on Radio 3's Greek and Roman Essay series, speaking on Cicero.