The Lives of the Muses

Nine women and the artists they inspired

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Francine Prose

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The Lives of the Muses demolishes the feminist stereotype of the muse as a passive beauty put on a pedestal and oppressed by a male artist. What do the nine muses chosen by Francine Prose have in common They were all beautiful, or sexy, or gifted with some more unconventional appeal. All loved, and were loved by their artists, and inspired them with an intensity of emotion akin to Eros. For these artists, the love of—or for—their muses provided an element essential for the melding of talent and technique necessary to create art. This book explores the lives of Alice Liddell who inspired Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, the imperious Gala Dali, the talented photographer Lee Miller, the ballerina Suzanne Farrell, among others.

Author Biography:

Francine Prose is the author of twenty-one works of fiction including, most recently, the highly acclaimed novel, MISTER MONKEY, and the New York Times bestselling novel, LOVERS AT THE CHAMELEON CLUB, PARIS 1932. Her novel A CHANGED MAN won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and BLUE ANGEL was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her works of nonfiction include the highly praised ANNE FRANK: THE BOOK, THE LIFE, THE AFTERLIFE, and the New York Times bestseller READING LIKE A WRITER, which has become a classic. The recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a Guggenheim and a Fulbright, a Director's Fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, Francine Prose is a former president of PEN American Center, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives in New York City.

Release date NZ

October 7th, 2003

Author

Francine Prose

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

448

Dimensions

142x211x27

ISBN-13

9780060555252

Product ID

1717851

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