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

By John M. Gottman

Book Overview

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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060196726
• ISBN13: 9780060196721
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.3"