Ovid's myth of Pygmalion on screen in pursuit of the perfect woman / Paula James.
| Author/creator | James, Paula |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Continuum, |
| Description | x, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Continuum studies in classical reception. Continuum studies in classical reception. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Ovid' rich text: layers of identity in the Pygmalion myth -- Tragic transformatons: making and breaking the statue on screen -- Romancing the stone: the made-over woman as comedy -- She was Venus all aong: the statue as screen goddess -- Pygmalion's robots: the horror and the humour -- Bathos and Pathos: a simulacrum among simulacra -- Virtually perfect: hi and lo tech gals of the computer age -- More myth making at the movies -- Appendix: Ovid's Pygmalion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes filmography (pages 215-217). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012374373 |
| ISBN | 9781441184665 |
| ISBN | 144118466X |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |