The Dream of the Moving Statue |
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| Author:
| Gross, Kenneth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-2702-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1992 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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This eloquent and evocative book explores that arresting moment encountered in film, theater, and literature: a statue steps down off its pedestal and comes to life as lover, oracle, avenger, or monster. What does it mean for the statue that stands immobile in gallery or square to step down from its pedestal or speak out of its silence? What is it in this fantasy that animates us?
This eloquent and evocative book explores that arresting moment encountered in film, theater, and literature: a statue steps down off its pedestal and comes to life as lover, oracle, avenger, or monster. What does it mean for the statue that stands immobile in gallery or square to step down from its pedestal or speak out of its silence? What is it in this fantasy that animates us?