Showing results for "Muse" in Literature & Fiction

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist comes a captivating and brilliantly realized story of two young women—a Caribbean immigrant in 1960s London, and a bohemian woman in 1930s Spain—and the powerful mystery that ties them together. England, 1967. Odelle Bastien...

The enclosed was transcribed from 10 mini-cassette tapes that were recovered from the offices of Boston attorney William J. Latch following his disappearance on June 19, 2014. These tapes are part of the evidentiary record in the civil case of Latch V. Weymouth Life & Casualty. William J. Latch was declared dead by the State of Massachusetts in April 2015 after Magistrate Gavin FitzGerald reviewed these tapes, privately, in his chambers. Weymouth Life & Casualty was therein ordered to release Latch's survivor's benefits to his children. Latch's body has never been found.

"You must paint her just like that... as the Tragic Muse," suggests one of James' characters to Nick Dormer, the young Englishman who, during the course of the novel, will courageously resist the glittering Parliamentary career desired for him by his family, in order to paint. His progress is counterpointed by the "Tragic Muse" of the title, Miriam Rooth, one of James' most fierily beautiful creations, a great actress indifferent to social reputation and triumphantly dedicated to her art.

Perhaps Danielle's first clue should have been that Hillary's muse is male. He brings with him restless spirits and murders to solve - if Danielle dares. She has already been warned to stay away.

A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2019 FROM: Buzzfeed * The Rumpus * Entertainment Weekly The first thing I remember being said of me with any consistency was that I was intelligent—and I recognized even then that it was a comment leveled at me with as much disapproval as admiration. Still, I never tried...

“Between the decadence and the dazzling details, I love historical fiction books centered around fashion. And C. W. Gortner’s latest enthralled me. This story transported me to Paris. It was a perfect blend of fiction and fact.” – First for Women The Paris runways of the 70s come to wild...

Pressured into a political career by his traditional, establishmentarian family, Nick Dormer longs to be a painter. Eventually, encouraged by the carefree aesthete Gabriel Nash, reminiscent of Oscar Wilde, he resigns from Parliament and follows his artistic dream. His journey is counterpointed with that of budding young actress Miriam Rooth, the subject of Nick's most successful paintings, and the "tragic muse" of the title, who too sacrifices an affluent life (marriage with Nick's cousin Peter) for her art.

Dans ce podcast, les muses du projet Démasquées prennent la parole pour partager leur expérience du body painting, de la photographie artistique et du rituel du masque imaginé par Serge Kponton. Elles évoquent leur rapport à la féminité, à l’image de soi, à la transformation et à la liberté d’être vue autrement. Entre art contemporain, introspection et parole intime, chaque épisode révèle une facette nouvelle de ce projet unique. Plonge dans Démasquées, et découvre ce que l’art peut révéler quand la parole prend le relais de l’image. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ...

In Shaggy Muses, we visit Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Flush, the golden Cocker Spaniel who danced the poet away from death, back to life and human love. We roam the wild Yorkshire moors with Emily Brontë, whose fierce Mastiff mix, Keeper, provided a safe and loving outlet for the writer’s...

Paris, 1936. When Dora Maar, a talented French photographer, painter and poet, is introduced to Pablo Picasso, she is mesmerized by his dark and intense stare. Drawn to his volcanic creativity, it isn't long before she embarks on a passionate relationship with the Spanish artist that sometimes includes sadism and masochism, and ultimately pushes her to the edge. The Paris Muse is the fictionalized retelling of this disturbing love story, as we follow Dora on her journey of self-discovery and expression.

Three Muses is a love story that enthralls: a tale of Holocaust survival venturing through memory, trauma, and identity, while raising the curtain on the unforgiving discipline of ballet. In post-WWII New York, John Curtin suffers lasting damage from having been forced to sing for the concentration camp kommandant who murdered his family. John trains to be a psychiatrist, struggling to wrest his life from his terror of music and his past.

It is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler's grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the Berlin Olympics.

Le muse sono lì, pronte a suggerirci infiniti modi di comportarci, di sentire, di vivere e anche di sopravvivere al dolore. È tempo di riscoprirle, riportarle alla luce e, se necessario, vendicarle. “Volevo essere Marianne Faithfull”. Questo era il desiderio di Serena Dandini adolescente, mentre, in una grigia aula scolastica, sognava di vivere le gesta trasgressive di quella che aveva eletto come sua musa personale. Perché, da sempre, le muse sono necessarie. Ma se agli albori della civiltà i poeti invocavano dee per farsi ispirare, con il passare del tempo il ruolo di musa è stato affidato a delle mortali.

Lina Federico è pianista, didatta, autrice e interprete del panorama storico-musicale . Sin dagli studi accademici in Conservatorio, ha coltivato un profondo interesse per le donne compositrici del passato. Anche durante le sue esibizioni come interprete classico,non ha mai tralasciato di contestualizzare il proprio repertorio da un punto di vista storico-musicologico, dando largo spazio alle compositrici della storia.La sua visione creativa si esprime nel desiderio di dare voce a figure femminili spesso trascurate dalla storiografia musicale. Ideatrice e conduttrice del podcast ...

"Sie sind meine Muse. Sie sind die Muse des Teufelsgeigers." Wien, 1828: Bei ihrer Heirat mit dem Geigenbauer Paul von Sawicki hatte Sophie auf ein glückliches Leben gehofft, doch ihr Mann ist dem Alkohol verfallen. So arbeitet sie an seiner Stelle in der Werkstatt und kümmert sich um die beiden Kinder. Da taucht plötzlich der berüchtigte Violinist Paganini bei ihr auf und beauftragt sie mit der Reparatur seiner Guarneri del Gesù. Schon bald erkennt Sophie jedoch, dass der Teufelsgeiger eine Anziehung auf sie ausübt, der sie nicht entfliehen kann.

From the Elusive Muse's Lexicon is a second volume of poetry to accompany the earlier, "A Storm in Pandora's Tea Box". It touches upon a diverse range of subjects, from a homage to London's beloved River Thames, a trilogy of Coventry poems anticipating the City's role as UK City of Culture in 2021, tributes to departed musician friends, plus reflections upon sources of inspiration and sometimes consternation, as we navigate a course through life's amazing and often challenging journey.

Liebe, Mode, Paris. Der Bestseller aus den USA über das bewegende Schicksal einer jungen Frau im Paris der Nachkriegszeit auf der Suche nach Freiheit und Liebe. Ein Roman wie ein Kleid von Dior: voller Sehnsucht, Zauber und Liebe. Frankreich, 1944: Oona Riley, genannt Copper, ist ihrem Mann, einem amerikanischen Kriegsreporter, nach Paris gefolgt. Seit dem Ende der deutschen Besatzung herrscht in der Stadt trotz Entbehrungen und Schwarzmarkt eine vibrierende Aufbruchsstimmung. Auch Copper träumt von einem aufregenden, selbstbestimmten Leben.

Ihr neuster Fall führt Privatdetektivin Molly Murphy nach Paris zwischen Schönheit und Hass. Der spannende Band aus der Cosy Crime-Reihe von NYT Bestseller-Autorin Rhys Bowen Molly Murphys Glück ist mit ihrem Mann, dem NYPD Captain Daniel und ihrem Sohn Liam perfekt, doch die Idylle wird erschüttert, als eine New Yorker Gang das Haus der kleinen Familie niederbrennt. Daniel will seine Liebsten in Sicherheit wissen und schickt Molly und Liam zu Mollys Künstlerfreundinnen Sid und Gus nach Paris.

In this compilation from Skyboat Media, composers and artists, miners and soldiers, tinkerers and amateur psychologists must fend for themselves in the struggle for their own “ideal” wherein they may find either happiness and salvation, or tragedy and madness. Originally published in German from 1816-1818 and in English from 1885-1908.

A sparkling romantic comedy starring a bestselling author who goes to Paris to overcome writer's block and rediscovers family, independence, and love along the way. All Maggie Bliss needs to do is write. Forty-eight years old and newly single (again!), she ventures to Paris in a last-ditch...