Galatea

Buch

Miller, Madeline

  • Titel: Galatea / Madeline Miller
  • Person(en): Miller, Madeline [Verfasser*in]
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Originalsprache: Englisch
  • Umfang: 56 Seiten
  • Erschienen: London Oxford New York New Delhi Sydney : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022
  • ISBN/Preis: 978-1-5266-5206-5 Festeinband : EUR 7.50
  • Signatur: UNTERHALTUNG und KREATIVITÄT > Romane
  • Englisch MILL Historisches

Inhalt: In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece -- the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen -- the gift of life. Now his wife, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her beauty as a form of manipulation. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost... Pygmalion's story has moved millions through the centuries, inspiring George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion , and later the beloved musical My Fair Lady. This retelling of the Pygmalion myth from the statue's perspective is a tale that will make readers rethink how they relate to the great myths of our time.