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Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity

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Phantastes Chapter 5: Pygmalion, Thomas Lovell Beddoes Jan 1912

Phantastes Chapter 5: Pygmalion, Thomas Lovell Beddoes

German Romantic and Other Influences

Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803-1849) was a Romantic poet intensely focused on death. His poem “Pygmalion” (1825) recounts the myth of the Cypriot sculptor who fell in love with the statue he carved. In this chapter, MacDonald echoes this myth.

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