Muses, mistresses and mates : creative collaborations in literature, art and life / / edited by Izabella Penier and Anna Suwalska-KoA<U+00cc><U+008a>ecka

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460864203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-4438-7937-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 700.9
• Soggetti: Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.); Artistic collaboration; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1; 1.1; 1.2; 2; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 3.1; 3.2; 4; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 5; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 or downright sexist, and is said to enhance a vicious stereotype of the creative, productive and active man and the passive, submissive and docile woman. However, this book shows that this, in fa...