The Pygmalion Myth

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English

 

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Chelsie L

 

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February 14, 2015

 

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University

 

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Eventually, Pygmalion begins to wish that his beloved statue, were more than just an immobile figure. Pygmalion then goes to the temple of the goddess Venus and prays that she gives him a lover like his statue. Venus is touched by his love and brings the statue, now dubbed Galatea, to life. The Pygmalion myth is fine when studied through the lens of centuries and the buffer of translations and editions, yet it is interesting to note what happens when one tries to translate such an allegory into 20th century Victorian England...
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