Muses, mistresses and mates : creative collaborations in literature, art and life /
The Muse is one of the oldest archetypes in human civilization, and, in the past, was a representation of an idealized woman - blessed with beauty and creativity and exerting irresistible attraction for many a man. Nowadays, in the wake of feminism, the idea of the Muse seems a bit obsolete, quaint...
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The Blissful Harmony and Perfect Synergy - The Themersons as a Paragon of an Ideal Collaboration
- Femme Fatales and False, Exploitive and Perverse Muses
- Daughters of Clio - the Muse as the Courtesan
- Muse-ings on Visual Arts - The Muse as a Goddess of a Master
- Muses in the Service of Community.