The Muse as Eros: Music, Erotic Fantasy and Male Creativity in the Romantic and Modern Imagination

by Stephen Downes

Book Overview

The Muse has long been figured as a divine or erotically alluring consort to the virile male artist, who may inspire him or lead him to the edge of madness. This book explores the changing cultural... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754635708
• ISBN13: 9780754635703
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"