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In Greek mythology, Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, found so much fault in womankind that he resolved to live unmarried. But after painstakingly sculpting a statue of a beautiful woman that he named Galatea, he came to regard his creation as so perfect that he fell in love with her. In 1913, Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw adapted the myth to modern-day England and used his play about a phonetics professor's efforts to refine the speech and manner of a cockney flower girl for life among the gentry as a platform for social critique, demonstrating the artificiality of class distinctions in turn-of-the-century British society.
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SteveIn Greek mythology, Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, found so much fault in womankind that he resolved to live unmarried. But after painstakingly sculpting a statue of a beautiful woman that he named Galatea, he came to regard his creation as so perfect that he fell in love with her. In 1913, Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw adapted the myth to modern-day England and used his play about a phonetics professor's efforts to refine the speech and manner of a cockney flower girl for life among the gentry as a platform for social critique, demonstrating the artificiality of class distinctions in turn-of-the-century British society.
My Fair Lady was based on the myth of Pygmalion.
The play 'Pygmalion' by GB Shaw was made into the musical. In the myth Pygmalion was a Greek sculptor who fell in love with a beautiful sculpture he had made. He implored Aphrodite/Venus to make the sculpture alive, which she did.
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What myth was My Fair Lady based on?
In Greek mythology, Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, found so much fault in womankind that he resolved to live unmarried. But after painstakingly sculpting a statue of a beautiful woman that he named Galatea, he came to regard his creation as so perfect that he fell in love with her. In 1913, Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw adapted the myth to modern-day England and used his play about a phonetics professor's efforts to refine the speech and manner of a cockney flower girl for life among the gentry as a platform for social critique, demonstrating the artificiality of class distinctions in turn-of-the-century British society. My Fair Lady was based on the myth of Pygmalion. The play 'Pygmalion' by GB Shaw was made into the musical. In the myth Pygmalion was a Greek sculptor who fell in love with a beautiful sculpture he had made. He implored Aphrodite/Venus to make the sculpture alive, which she did.
What is the basis of My Fair Lady a poem?
"My Fair Lady" is a musical (and film), not a poem. It was first staged in 1956 and is based on G. Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion" (1913), which is inspired by a Greek myth. Some believe that Professor Henry Higgins was based on the phonetician and linguist Henry Sweet (1845-1912). (There is also speculation that the character of Eliza Doolittle was inspired by Grace Taylor, the wife of Sabine Baring-Gould, but there is no firm evidence for this). Baring-Gould is nowadays probably best known for his hymn 'Onward, Christian Soldiers'. Joncey: This is very accurate information, but it strikes me that this question is actually wondering about the poem/children's nursery rhyme "London Bridge is Falling Down," which ends with the words, "My fair lady." -- Sharon Lee
On what myth was the musical My Fair Lady based on?
In Greek mythology, Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, found so much fault in womankind that he resolved to live unmarried. But after painstakingly sculpting a statue of a beautiful woman that he named Galatea, he came to regard his creation as so perfect that he fell in love with her. In 1913, Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw adapted the myth to modern-day England and used his play about a phonetics professor's efforts to refine the speech and manner of a cockney flower girl for life among the gentry as a platform for social critique, demonstrating the artificiality of class distinctions in turn-of-the-century British society.
Is The story of Oedipus the King is based on Greek myth?
Yes. Oedipus was in the Sphinx story.
Is Oedipus the king a true story?
No, it is a play written by Sophocles based on a greek myth
