Pygmalion

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Pygmalion
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Pygmalion and Galatea
Recounted by Ovid in about 5 CE
Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune(Les Métamorphoses
d'Ovide, Paris 1806).
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In Art Edward Burne-Jones
Pygmalion and the Image The Godhead Fires 1878
Pygmalion and the Image The Hand Refrains 1878
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In Art Edward Burne-Jones
Pygmalion and the Image The Heart Desires 1878
Pygmalion and the Image The Soul Attains 1878
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In Art - Jean-Léon Gérôme
Pygmalion and Galatea 1890
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W. S. Gilberts Pygmalion and Galatea
A blank-verse play in three acts. 1871.
Pygmalion is married to Cynisca. She first
encourages his interest in his statue because she
is often away, and she doesn't want her husband
to be bored. But when the statue comes to life,
trouble begins. Galatea is born so innocent that
she appears wayward and disrupts the lives she
touches during her less-than-twenty-four hours in
the flesh. Under the fire of Cynisca's jealousy,
Galatea decides that her original state was
happier, and turns back into a statue.
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G. B. Shaws Pygmalion
First American (serialized) publication,
Everybody's Magazine, November 1912
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Pygmalion The Movie 1938
Watch the trailer http//www.youtube.com/watch?v
EADz07k_wXU
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My Fair Lady
The play (1956) Julie Andrews Wouldnt it be
loverly? The movie (1964) Audrey Hepburn The
Rain In Spain
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The Old vs the New
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vzDEdd5Moffc
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Modern Popular Culture
On May 22, 2008, the Final Jeopardy question was
Its preface says, The English have no respect
for their language, and will not teach their
children to speak it.
Answer
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Modern Popular Culture
On May 22, 2008, the Final Jeopardy question was
Its preface says, The English have no respect
for their language, and will not teach their
children to speak it.
Answer What is Pygmalion?
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Modern Popular Culture
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vNQaJHuNCMGA
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The Pygmalion Effect
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vhTghEXKNj7g
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The Pentamerone
A collection of stories by Giambattista Basile
(1575 1632)
Pintosmalto
Whats different about this one?
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Figure Heads
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Drownes Wooden Image
A story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
(1804 1864)
Lady with Scarf. Carved in 1820 by Isaac Fowle,
this figurehead is thought to have been used in
Fowle's shop as a sample for further orders. This
figurehead may have inspired Nathaniel
Hawthorne's story "Drowne's Wooden Image."
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The Perfect Woman
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The Perfect Woman
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vzoir42j0ORE
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What Our Creations Say About Ourselves
Loyalty

• Galatea
• Olympia
• Drownes Wooden Image
• Pintosmalto
• Gavin

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What Our Creations Say About Ourselves
Other attributes?
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Pygmalion Meets the 21st Century
http//cloudgirlfriend.com/