In Maid as Muse, Aife Murray explodes the myth of the isolated genius and presents an intimate, densely realized story of joined lives between Emily Dickinson and her domestic servants. Part scholarl
"My goodness, Miss Donnelly, Maxwell Perkins was one of the worst businessmen who ever lived."Interview with Charles Scribner, Jr., Chairman of Scribner's, 1980One of the many legends surrou
How many times have you seen a woman artist solely referred to as the wife, girlfriend, muse, or 'mistress' of a man in the public eye?Throughout history, the achievements of women working across arti
In 1982, the author, an American English teacher, was offered a position teaching English to women at King Saud U. in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This memoir reflects on the experiences of her and her son a
This book represents the most thorough study to date of Handel's compositional procedures in his English oratorios and musical dramas. Exploring the composer's sketches and autograph scores, it offers
Superb new biography...The list of her achievements - music dedicated to her, works commissioned by her, artists supported by her - are all scrupulously recorded here...a dazzling and inspiring array
Ariosto's correspondence paints a detailed portrait of the world he lived and wrote in. While some letters illuminate his day-to-day life, including his work as a provincial commissioner for the rulin
Muse with the Moon is designed to interrupt the hustle of everyday life and inspire a more meaningful and deliberate pace of living with the help of the lunar cycle. Featuring full-colour illustration
She survived the horrific Middle Passage as a child and was purchased as a slave in 1761. By the time she turned twenty Phillis Wheatley became the most famous person of African descent in the world.
