ISBN: 9780060196721 - the lives of the muses: nine women & the artists they inspired (21 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. In a brilliant, wry, and provocative new 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. There is no ideal muse, but rather as many variations on the theme as there are individual women who have had the luck, or misfortune, to find their destiny conjoined with that of a particular artist. What are we to make of the relationship between the child Alice Liddell, who inspired Alice in Wonderland, and the Oxford don who became Lewis Carroll? Or the so-called serial muse, Lou Andreas-Salomé, who captivated Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud--as impressive a list as any muse can boast? Salvador Dalí was the only artist to sign his art with his muse's name, and Gala Dalí certainly knew how to market her artist and his work while simultaneously burnishing her own image and celebrity. Lou, Gala, and Yoko Ono all defy the feminist stereotype of the muse as a passive beauty put on a pedestal and oppressed by a male artist. However, it's rare to find an artist and muse who are genuine partners, true collaborators, such as ballerina Suzanne Farrell and choreographer George Balanchine. 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 essential element required for the melding of talent and technique necessary to create art.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor rubbing to back of dj.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. Pages unmarked. Glossy dust jacket lightly edgeworn. Moderate spine twist. Clean & bright.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover in good to very good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the dust jacket. Dust jacket wrapped in protective cellophane. Ex library.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Harper/Collins, 2002. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good. Previous owner inscription. Spotting.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

hardcover. Zustand: very good(+). Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. First. Illustrated. xii + 416 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w.; large tear rear panel of dust wrapper, remainder mark bottom edge. New York: HarperCollins, (2002). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.

First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 416 pages. A look at Hester Thrale, Alice Liddell, Elizabeth Siddal, Lou Andreas Salome, Gala Dali, Lee Miller, Charis Weston, Suzanne Farrell, and Yoko Ono. An about very good copy with extensive notes on the rear endpapers done for a radio interview with Prose and with some other very minor wear in a near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Prose on the title page: "For Victoria- Thanks so much Francine Prose." A nice association copy as the recipient was a long time interviewer for NPR and had her own show on WFMT in Chicago. Signed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1st printing. Clean & tight copy, unread in FINE condition. "In a brilliant, wry and provocative new book, 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." Relationships explored: Thrale/Johnson, Alice/Carroll, Siddal/Rossetti, Andreas-Salome/Nietzsche/Rilke/Freud, Gala/Dali, Miller/Ray, Charis/Weston, Farrell/Balanchine, Ono/Lennon. "Wonderfully learned and witty, THE LIVES OF THE MUSES teaches us that the role of muse is more of a care than a consolation, and also that we should all have one, even though they are rather demanding possessions. Poor Yoko Ono! Hats off to the understanding Mrs. Thrale. It's a delight."---Diane Johnson. Slight beump on lower spine, o/w pristine & attractive book w/sharp corners, deckle edge, square binding & Near Fine jacket intact in archival mylar cover. Quite presentable.…

Zustand: FINE. First printing. "A spirited and enlightening expose of nine women who fired the imaginations of some of the most inimitable artists and thinkers of the 19th and 20th centuries. With wicked wit, she shows how these women were both exemplars of their times and iconoclasts struggling to assert their own identity within the unconventional relationships they formed with these men. . . In addition to Alice Liddell, Prose looks at the following women: Hester Thrale, a long-suffering brewer's wife whose romantic friendship allowed the depressive Dr. Samuel Johnson to continue writing; the tormented Elizabeth Siddal, an opium-addicted artist who became Beatrice to Pre-Raphaelite painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Lou Andreas-Salome, who captivated and aroused a triumvirate of original thinkers: Friedrich Nietzsche, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Sigmund Freud; the 'imperious' Gala Dali; Lee Miller, a model who mastered the techniques of Man Ray and others, and became a talented photographer; Suzanne Farrell, a ballerina who was inspired to great heights of artistry by the compositions of choreographer George Balanchine; Charis Weston, one in a long line of the erotically restless Edward Weston's cast-off art wives and lovers; and finally Yoko Ono."(Diana Kuprel) SIGNED on the title page. Endnotes, bibliography, index. 416 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 320 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.