TY  - BOOK
AU  - Liana Giannakopoulou
PY  - 2021
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1661-1187
TI  - The Power of Pygmalion
T2  - Ancient Greek Sculpture in Modern Greek Poetry, 1860-1960
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1102355
N2  - This book explores the relationship between ancient Greek sculpture and modern Greek poetry between 1860 and 1960. It examines in some detail poems by Vasileiadis, Rangavis, Palamas, Cavafy, Sikelianos and Seferis, and shows how these poets appropriate the art of sculpture and in what ways this contributes to our understanding of each poet’s poetics.  Ancient Greek sculpture and sculptural imagery related to it are inevitably associated with the Classical heritage and bring the issue of ancient tradition and its relation to the modern artist into a prominent position. What is more, sculpture is particularly important for the erotic dimension through which the poets perceive their relation with art, and each poet systematically uses the image of the sculptor to define his perception of the artist. In both cases the myth of Pygmalion may be seen as successfully embodying each poet’s relation with art and tradition.
KW  - Rezeption, Sculptural Imagery, Griechenland (Altertum), Plastik, Neugriechisch, Lyrik, Geschichte 1860-1960, Ancient Greek, Poetry, Shaping Poetry, Athen
LA  - English
ER  -