Author: Hersey, George L.
Title: Falling in Love with Statues: Artificial Humans from Pygmalion to the Present
Description: Chicago / London, University of Chicago Press, 2009. Hardcover. Orange photo-illustrated DJ with white lettering; red cloth over boards with gilt lettering; 188 pp.; illustrations, maps. "From Greek statues to porcelain dolls to digital avatars, countless generations of artificial humans have fascinated, seduced, and earned the devotion of their flesh-and-blood creators. Falling in Love with Statues reveals that these relationships have played an instrumental role throughout human history in our efforts to understand, improve, and empower ourselves."-- Inside jacket. Good+ DJ, VG book (Ex art library with sticker on DJ spine and on rear endpaper; DJ is lightly worn; boards and interior are in excellent condition.) .

Keywords: European Art, Pygmalion, Mythology, Statues, Love ; Mythology, Statues, Love ; ;


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