Pygmalion (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Thomas Woolner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0483768308 ISBN 13: 9780483768307

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Enter a lush, mythic world where a gifted sculptor wrestles with art, beauty, and destiny.

This edition presents a vivid, dramatic cycle that blends classical legend with intimate emotion and grand, temple-like imagery.

Across a sequence of dawn-lit studios, sea shores, and marble halls, the creator works to birth form from stone and to give life to wonder itself. The verses move between quiet, contemplative moments and sweeping, ceremonial scenes that touch on love, power, and the gods' gaze upon human craft.

• Richly detailed scenes of sculpture in progress and the artist’s imaginative process
• Mythic imagery of gods, goddesses, and mortals mingling with art and fate
• Dramatic, lyrical storytelling that explores ambition, devotion, and transformative love
• A timeless meditation on beauty, creation, and the line between life and art

Ideal for readers of mythic verse, classical poetry, and fans of storytelling that links artistry with existential wonder.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0483768308
• ISBN 13: 9780483768307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 223