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Ovid's Myth of Pygmalion on Screen : In Pursuit of the Perfect Woman.

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-cen...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: James, Paula
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum International Pub., 2011.
Colección:Continuum studies in classical reception.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 8 |a Appendix: Ovid's PygmalionNotes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index. 
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