Ovid's myth of Pygmalion on screen in pursuit of the perfect woman / Paula James.

Author/creator James, Paula
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York, NY : Continuum,
Descriptionx, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesContinuum 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.
Bibliography noteIncludes filmography (pages 215-217).
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012374373
ISBN9781441184665
ISBN144118466X

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