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Love-Artist by Jane Alison (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPicador

ISBN-100312420064

ISBN-139780312420062

eBay Product ID (ePID)2070764

Product Key Features

Book TitleLove-Artist

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicClassics, Romance / Historical / General, General, Literary

FeaturesRevised

GenreFiction

AuthorJane Alison

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.5 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-055432

Reviews"A small, twinkling jewel of a novel...wonderfully seductive...[Alison] has found a voice, at once modern and archaic, lyrical and potent, that mesmerizes the reader." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Stunning...a swirling parable that touches on the opposed sorceries of art and magic, on tyranny and rebellion, and on the struggle of male and female." -Richard Eder, The New York Times Book Review "Exquisitely direct and moving...a powerful love story." -Michael Sheldon, Baltimore Sun "Brings alive Ovid's genius for poetry and savage thirst for immortality." -Deirdre Donahue, USA Today

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal813/.6

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisWhy was Ovid, the most popular poet of his day, banished from Rome? Why do only two lines survive of his play Medea, reputedly his most passionate, most accomplished work? Between the known details of Ovid's life and these enigmas, Jane Alison has created a haunting drama of psychological manipulation, and an ingenious meditation on love, art and immortality. When Ovid encounters a woman who embodies the fictitious creations of his soon-to-be published Metamorphoses, he is enchanted, obsessed, and inspired. Part healer, part witch, she seems to be myth come to life, and Ovid lures her away from her home by the Black Sea to Rome. But the inexorable pull of ambition leads him to make a Faustian bargain with fate that will betray his newfound muse.

LC Classification NumberPS3551.L366L68 2002