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  1. Ovid's Myth of Pygmalion on Screen
    In Pursuit of the Perfect Woman
    Erschienen: 2011
    Verlag:  Continuum International Pub, London

    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... mehr

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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, th

     

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    ISBN: 9781441168504; 1441168508; 1283307766; 9781283307765; 9781472555700; 1472555708; 9781441146779; 1441146776
    Schriftenreihe: Continuum Studies in Classical Reception
    Schlagworte: Women in motion pictures; Women on television; Beauty, Personal; Women; Women in literature and art; Literature; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; History: theory & methods; Classical history ; classical civilisation; POETRY ; Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Women in motion pictures; Women on television
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    Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index. Filmography: pages 215-217. - Print version record

  2. Ovid's Myth of Pygmalion on Screen
    In Pursuit of the Perfect Woman
    Autor*in: James, Paula
    Erschienen: 2011
    Verlag:  Continuum International Pub, London

    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... mehr

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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, th

     

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    ISBN: 1283307766; 1441168508; 9781283307765; 9781441168504
    Schriftenreihe: Continuum Studies in Classical Reception
    Continuum Studies in Classical Reception Ser.
    Schlagworte: Women on television; Women in motion pictures; Myth in motion pictures; Pygmalion (Greek mythology); Women in motion pictures..; Myth in motion pictures..; Pygmalion (Greek mythology); Electronic books
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (249 p.)
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    Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Ovid's Rich Text: Layers of Identity in the Pygmalion Myth; Chapter 2 Tragic Transformations: Making and Breaking the Statue on Screen; Chapter 3 Romancing the Stone: the Made- Over Woman as Comedy; Chapter 4 She Was Venus All Along: the Statue as Screen Goddess; Chapter 5 Pygmalion's Robots: the Horror and the Humour; Chapter 6 Bathos and Pathos: a Simulacrum among Simulacra; Chapter 7 Virtually Perfect: Hi and Lo Tech Gals of the Computer Age; Chapter 8 More Myth Making at the Movies

    Appendix: Ovid's PygmalionNotes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index;