The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired
All loved, and were loved by, their artists, and inspired them with an intensity of emotion akin to Eros. In a brilliant, wry, and provocative book, National Book Award finalist Francine Prose explores the complex relationship between the artist and his muse. In so doing, she illuminates with...
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All loved, and were loved by, their artists, and inspired them with an intensity of emotion akin to Eros. In a brilliant, wry, and provocative book, National Book Award finalist Francine Prose explores the complex relationship between the artist and his muse. In so doing, she illuminates with great sensitivity and intelligence the elusive emotional wellsprings of the creative process.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060555252 (0060555254)
ASIN: 60555254
Publish date: October 7th 2003
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Book Club,
Art,
Biography Memoir,
Womens,
Gender,
Gender Studies,
Art History
Felt very rudimentary to me; anyone who is a fan of the artist or woman featured likely knows the story Prose parades out. Boring, unimaginative, elementary.
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