Falling in Love with Statues: Artificial Humans from Pygmalion to the Present
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- Synopsis
- Hersey reveals what has been an instrumental practice since antiquity in our efforts to understand, improve, and empower ourselves. Hersey's history of statue love begins in Cyprus, home of the legendary sculptor Pygmalion, who famously grew enamored of his own creation.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 188 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780226327792
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/20/10
- Copyrighted By:
- The University of Chicago Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.