--- product_id: 77160742 title: "Pygmalion" price: "āļŋ594" currency: THB in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/77160742-pygmalion store_origin: TH region: Thailand --- # Pygmalion **Price:** āļŋ594 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Pygmalion - **How much does it cost?** āļŋ594 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.th](https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/77160742-pygmalion) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the Publisher Review: Linguist - A lot of my reading at the moment seems to revolve around the relationship between art and artist, creator and creation. Reading other reviews on "Pygmalion", I realise how strange my approach to it was, and how disappointed I was at first because my expectations were not met. I chose it as part of a reading challenge I set myself a couple of years ago - to read all Nobel Laureates in literature. The title appealed to me, and I was thrilled to explore a modernist's take on the ancient myth of Pygmalion. Believe it or not, I had never realised that "My Fair Lady", which I love, is based on this play, and I waited for GREEK characters to show up, as I had been immersing myself in Enlightenment art concerned with the artistic questions raised in the Pygmalion story. Falconet's sculpture of the misogynistic sculptor falling in love with his own creation, kneeling in front of the carefully chiselled woman, praying to Aphrodite to make her come alive, - that was what I was waiting for! I kept wondering about the charming cockney and 19th century scientific approach to social class distinctions. I enjoyed the reading experience, but could not make sense of it at all. Don't judge a book by its title, I was inclined to say, until it dawned on me all of a sudden that: a) Shaw's "Pygmalion" was linked to the musical "My Fair Lady", and b) Higgins had more than a trace of Pygmalion, in fact was his modern alter ego. Just like the ancient artist, he did not quite expect the outcome of his experiment, and Eliza Doolittle, like so many other literary creatures, does a beautiful job of emancipating herself from her creator. Art is quite amazing that way: as soon as it enters the world, it has a life of its own, and the artist is forced to watch its development together with other spectators. I like that idea, as it symbolises the relationship between older and younger generations as well: we are nurtured and shaped by our parents' choices, but when we grow up, the freedom and responsibility is ours. In a way, Frankenstein and Moreau's monsters in The Island of Doctor Moreau demonstrate the same emancipation process, and I don't think it is a coincidence that artists and writers of the 19th century were obsessed with that theme, as the world went through major political, social, economic and scientific changes. Shaw showed wonderful creativity when transforming the ancient myth into modern life while keeping the essential questions alive. And his creation lives its own, independent life as well! Must-read for anyone interested in the eternal human questions, as well as 19th/20th century social history. Along with O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra", this is my favourite merging of myth and modern drama! Review: 👌 - Bought it for my syllabus. Nice book :) ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #65,147 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #57 in Plays #69 in English Literature #153 in Performing Arts | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,343 Reviews | ## Images ![Pygmalion - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71l9Hjvpg1L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Linguist *by ë‚ī***ë‹Ī on 4 November 2018* A lot of my reading at the moment seems to revolve around the relationship between art and artist, creator and creation. Reading other reviews on "Pygmalion", I realise how strange my approach to it was, and how disappointed I was at first because my expectations were not met. I chose it as part of a reading challenge I set myself a couple of years ago - to read all Nobel Laureates in literature. The title appealed to me, and I was thrilled to explore a modernist's take on the ancient myth of Pygmalion. Believe it or not, I had never realised that "My Fair Lady", which I love, is based on this play, and I waited for GREEK characters to show up, as I had been immersing myself in Enlightenment art concerned with the artistic questions raised in the Pygmalion story. Falconet's sculpture of the misogynistic sculptor falling in love with his own creation, kneeling in front of the carefully chiselled woman, praying to Aphrodite to make her come alive, - that was what I was waiting for! I kept wondering about the charming cockney and 19th century scientific approach to social class distinctions. I enjoyed the reading experience, but could not make sense of it at all. Don't judge a book by its title, I was inclined to say, until it dawned on me all of a sudden that: a) Shaw's "Pygmalion" was linked to the musical "My Fair Lady", and b) Higgins had more than a trace of Pygmalion, in fact was his modern alter ego. Just like the ancient artist, he did not quite expect the outcome of his experiment, and Eliza Doolittle, like so many other literary creatures, does a beautiful job of emancipating herself from her creator. Art is quite amazing that way: as soon as it enters the world, it has a life of its own, and the artist is forced to watch its development together with other spectators. I like that idea, as it symbolises the relationship between older and younger generations as well: we are nurtured and shaped by our parents' choices, but when we grow up, the freedom and responsibility is ours. In a way, Frankenstein and Moreau's monsters in The Island of Doctor Moreau demonstrate the same emancipation process, and I don't think it is a coincidence that artists and writers of the 19th century were obsessed with that theme, as the world went through major political, social, economic and scientific changes. Shaw showed wonderful creativity when transforming the ancient myth into modern life while keeping the essential questions alive. And his creation lives its own, independent life as well! Must-read for anyone interested in the eternal human questions, as well as 19th/20th century social history. Along with O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra", this is my favourite merging of myth and modern drama! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👌 *by âĨ***ïŋ― on 14 July 2025* Bought it for my syllabus. Nice book :) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book *by R***M on 13 July 2025* Very helpful ## Frequently Bought Together - Pygmalion - Heart of Darkness - Sons and Lovers by D.H. 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