The Lives of the Muses by Francine Prose
In her fascinating and provocative new book, National Book Award finalist Francine Prose explores the complex relationship between artist and muse. The Lives of the Muses is a collection of exquisitely written biographical essays on nine remarkable women and the artists they inspired. Among the nine muses there are many variations on the theme: from the young Alice Liddell, who inspired Oxford don Charles Dodgson to write Alice in Wonderland, to celebrities in their own right such as Gala Dali and Yoko Ono, who defy the stereotype of the muse as a passive beauty put on a pedestal and oppressed by a male artist. The muses are: Hester Thrale (Samuel Johnson); Alice Liddell (Lewis Carroll); Elizabeth Siddal (Dante Gabriel Rossetti); Lou Andreas-Salome (Nietzsche, Rilke and Freud); Gala Dali (Salvador Dali); Lee Miller (Man Ray); Charis Weston (Edward Weston); Suzanne Farrell (George Balanchine); and Yoko Ono (John Lennon).
"'A joy to read' - Daily Telegraph; 'Racy, pithy.. a delight' - Independent; 'Polished and pleasurable' - Guardian"
Francine Prose is the author of a dozen highly acclaimed works of fiction, including Bigfoot Dreams, Household Saints and Blue Angel, the National Book Award finalist. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, GQ and Harper's Magazine. She lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845130299 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845130294 |
| Title | The Lives of the Muses |
| Author | Francine Prose |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2004-09-23 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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