| In the Shadow of Greatness: Five Remarkable Women and the Men of Genius They Served Contributor(s): Menager, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1890772224 ISBN-13: 9781890772222 Publisher: Hohm Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2003 Annotation: Focuses on the lives and work of five strong, creative and intelligent women, each of whom stood behind a figure of world renown, of ten dedicating her entire life to serving the genius of the other. Subjects are: Isabel Burton, wife of Sir Richard Borton; Maria Nys, first wife of Aldous Huxley; Franoise Gilot, mistress to Pablo Picasso; Helen Dukas, assistant to Albert Einstein, and Vera Slonim, wife of Vladimir Nabokov. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003015838 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.16" W x 8.94" (1.63 lbs) 350 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book features the lives of five strong, creative, intelligent women who dedicated their lives to serving the genius of others. Among fascinating friends, dramatic historic events and transcendent achievements, these women chose saintly self-effacement, emotional suffering, loneliness, and personal privation. WHY? -- Why choose to live in the shadow of greatness? -- What did each sacrifice? What did each gain? Because each woman's shadow efforts influenced the public persona of her partner, the author believes the key is in the opaqueness or transparency of the genius being served. Some geniuses are so obsessed-opaque- they are open to nothing outside themselves. Others are transparent to the work of their own genius -- a witness, not a slave. How this affects the shadow women is the focus of this book. |