Phantastes · Character

Pygmalion

The mythological sculptor, referenced in the narrative.

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First appearance: xvii

Pygmalion shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Depicted in a bas-relief in the cave, awaiting the quickening of his statue.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the protagonist's psychological reversal from despair to…

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