The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women & the Artists They Inspired - Softcover

Prose, Francine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060555254 ISBN 13: 9780060555252

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2003

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Product Description:

An exploration of the complex relationship between artists and their muses profiles nine women, including Alice Liddell, who inspired Lewis Carroll; ballerina Suzanne Farrell, for her impact on George Ballanchine; and Yoko Ono and John Lennon.

Review:

"A supple work of cultural history."--Time magazine

"Sad, glamorous and entirely riveting."--Newsweek

"Richly drawn ... Prose approaches the artist-muse relationship with respect and wonder."--Gotham Magazine

"Smooth smart and altogether engaging."--Atlanta Journal Constitution

"A remarkable book...piquant, intelligent, provocative--and sometimes haunting."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Packed with fascinating details."--Columbus Dispatch

"Lively and compassionate"--Entertainment Weekly

"Prose taps into the power of nine in this inspired book."--Art News

"Rollicking ... Almost too much fun to read."--Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air

"A wonderful combination of argument and literary portraiture."--Wall Street Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060555254
• ISBN 13: 9780060555252
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448