Project Gutenberg 2015-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 100 Morris, William 1834 1896 Morris, William M. Carrington, Fitz Roy 1869 1954 Carrington, FitzRoy Carrington, Fitzroy Burne-Jones, Edward Coley 1833 1898 Burne-Jones, Edward Burne-Jones, E. (Edward) 03028545 Pygmalion and the Image Produced by Katie Hernandez, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Pygmalion and the Image" by William Morris is a narrative poem that explores themes of love, artistry, and the divine, written in the early 20th century. This work, included in his larger collection "The Earthly Paradise," reflects the Victorian fascination with classical legends, specifically the story of Pygmalion, a sculptor who falls in love with his own creation, a statue that eventually comes to life through divine intervention. Morris's poem delves into the spiritual connection between the creator and the created, emphasizing the beauty of craftsmanship and the nature of desire. The poem follows Pygmalion, a talented sculptor from Cyprus, who becomes disillusioned with the women around him and obsesses over his creation, an exquisite statue of a woman. As he realizes his deep longing for his artwork to be alive, he prays to Venus for help. In response, the goddess grants his wish, bringing the statue to life. The narrative explores Pygmalion's emotional turmoil, his dedication to his craft, and the fulfillment he finds in love, juxtaposed with his initial madness and isolation. The poem culminates in Pygmalion’s realization of his happiness with the living woman he once sculpted, highlighting themes of longing, fulfillment, and the transformative power of art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry -- 19th century Pygmalion (Greek mythology) -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 70759 70774 2024-09-20T16:16:51.341241 2023-09-21T12:35:37.050267 text/html text/html 68336 2015-08-30T11:03:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 425681 2015-08-30T11:03:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 460103 2024-09-20T16:16:54.082231 application/epub+zip 459175 2024-09-20T16:16:51.866244 application/epub+zip 96843 2024-09-20T16:16:51.573230 application/epub+zip 499986 2024-09-20T16:16:55.729291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486525 2024-09-20T16:16:53.662260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125408 2022-09-22T14:24:17.076361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60011 59805 2024-09-20T16:16:51.057222 2023-09-21T12:35:36.497283 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 60178 2015-08-30T11:03:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23723 2015-08-30T11:03:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20008 2024-09-20T16:16:55.864201 application/rdf+xml 16648 2024-09-20T16:16:51.650325 image/jpeg 2424 2024-09-20T16:16:51.611231 image/jpeg 429678 2024-09-20T16:16:51.374222 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia