The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired Author: Francine Prose Hardcover Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $34.95 Our Sale Price: $24.46 Savings: $10.49 (30%) Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) ISBN: 0002006537 Published: August 2002 | Published by HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated From the Publisher Alice Liddell to Yoko Ono: from a National Book Award finalist, a provocative and entertaining look into the mystery of the Muse. They have been credited with inspiring some of the greatest artists and writers throughout history. And, despite a contemporary culture that honors women for their own accomplishments and talent, they still exist in today's society. They are some of the most interesting and enigmatic women ever, says Francine Prose , in a book that is both an erudite exploration of the lives of nine female Muses, as well as an entertaining and lively blend of biography, history and social commentary. What to make of Alice Liddell, the sensual blond child whose controversial relationship with Charles Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll) was the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland? Or the serial Muse Lou Andreas-Salome, who is credited with inspiring Nietzsche, Rilke and Freud-a Muse triple crown, if ever there was one! Or Yoko Ono, the most hated Muse of all time, whose relationship with John Lennon forces us to ask, Who was the artist and who was the Muse? Hester Thrale (Samuel Johnson), Elizabeth Siddal (Dante Gabriel Rossetti), Gala Dali (Salvador Dali), Lee Miller (Man Ray), Charis Weston and Suzanne Farrell all prove themselves equally fascinating Muses under Prose's curious eye. Prose looks at what these women had in common, recognizing that there is no single ideal Muse, only as many kinds of Muses as there are individual women who have experienced the luck-or misfortune-to find their destiny inexorably linked with an artist. Prose has an extraordinary reputation as both a writer of fiction and as an essayist and feature writer. The Lives of the Muses is her first non-fiction book, a work that will attract new fans and enhance her stature as a writer of passion and insight. Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: books Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips About this Book From the Publisher Browse Books Art and Architecture Audiobooks Biography & Memoir Business and Finance Children's Books Computers Entertainment Family and Relationships Fiction and Literature Food and Drink Health and Well Being History Home and Garden Mystery and Suspense Reference and Language Religion and Spirituality Romance Science and Nature Science Fiction and Fantasy Social and Cultural Studies Sports Travel Coles Notes . Books at Chapters-Indigo and Chapters-Indigo Bookstore Chapters Store Locations • Chapters.Indigo.ca • Chapters.Indigo.ca • www.Chapters Indigo • Chapters Head Office • Chapters Indigo Com • Chapters Promotional Code • Indigo Chapters • Chapters Sudbury • Chapters Book Shop • Indigo Chapters Ca • Smiths Bookstore, Canada • Chapters London • Chapters Ca Coupon • Chapters Book Shop • Chapters Books Vancouver • Chapters Indigo Coupon • Chapters Indigo Ca Wptelus • Coles Bookstore • Indigo Canada • Chapters Bookstore Online • Chapters Indigo Coupon • Chapters Discounts • Coles Bookstore • Chapters Canada • . For more used books and discount textbooks at Chapters Indigo online bookstore, follow this link.