Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles.

She yearns for independence – and knows she must break free to rescue her daughter, whatever the cost. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Having born him a daughter and seen how limited their child’s life will be with such a domineering, misogynistic father, Galatea has tried to escape him and save her daughter, but so far failed.

a triumph"), Oprah Daily ("surreal, absurd, lucid, and wise"), Vanity Fair ("Broder [is] a genius and a sorceress"), and more! In this short story, Miller takes a classic Greek myth and reimagines it from a strong feminist perspective, creating a thought-provoking narrative that resonates long after the final page is turned.

The comments are a Greek chorus of “my shampoobottles [sic] label has more text on it” and “What is this? So much better than the other short story of hers I read today - might be because of how much I have thought about this myth in the past as opposed to the other. I found the interpretation of Galatea’s story interesting, seeing how the transformation from statue to human might (or might not) fit into society. Sure, these are lifeless objects, but Galatea is stuck in an existence where that mindset of her as a lifeless object is still imposed upon her and in reality, the mindset of many abusive partners in the world try to impose these standards on women.She may have sacrificed herself to punish and end him, but she saved her daughter and the newest statue come alive, that of a disturbingly young girl, also created by Pygmalion for his own pleasure. Temo possa essere un testo pesante e risultare addirittura noioso per i giovanissimi, quindi consiglio la lettura dai 16 anni. Narrated from Galatea’s PoV, the story begins with her confined to a hospital bed, her plight a result of a failed effort to escape her controlling and obsessive husband with their daughter Paphos. A small hardback edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller** In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen – the gift of life.

Windows users should also consider upgrading to Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, or switching to Firefox or Chrome.For more books like Galatea, you can’t go wrong with Madeline Miller’s two bestselling novels, Circe and The Song of Achilles. Retellings of Greek mythology are having quite their day in the sun lately, largely in part to author’s such as Madeline Miller crafting such engaging stories that play with the original myths while also making them feel very modern.