{"product_id":"blue-arabesque-a-search-for-the-sublime-paperback","title":"Blue Arabesque: A Search for the Sublime - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Hampl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust out of college, Patricia Hampl was mesmerized by a Matisse painting she saw in the Art Institute of Chicago: an aloof woman gazing at goldfish in a bowl, a mysterious Moroccan screen behind her. This woman seemed a welcome secular version of the nuns of Hampl's girlhood, free and untouchable, a poster girl for twentieth-century feminism. In \u003ci\u003eBlue Arabesque, \u003c\/i\u003e Hampl explores the allure of that woman, immersed in leisure, so at odds with the increasing rush of the modern era. Her tantalizing meditation takes us to the Cote d'Azur and North Africa, from cloister to harem, pondering figures as diverse as Eugène Delacroix, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Katherine Mansfield. Returning always to Matisse and his obsessive portraits of languid women, Hampl discovers they were not decorative indulgences but surprising acts of integrity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving with the life force that Matisse sought in his work, \u003ci\u003eBlue Arabesque\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling tour de force. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Nonfiction of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Best Minnesota Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003eJust out of college, Patricia Hampl was mesmerized by a Matisse painting in the Art Institute of Chicago: an aloof woman gazing at goldfish in a bowl, a Moroccan screen behind her. In \u003ci\u003eBlue Arabesque, \u003c\/i\u003e Hampl explores the allure of this lounging woman, immersed in leisure, so at odds with the rush of the modern era. Hampl s meditation takes us to the Cote d Azur and to North Africa, from cloister to harem, pondering figures as diverse as Eugene Delacroix, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Katherine Mansfield.Returning always to Matisse s portraits of languid women, she discovers they were not decorative indulgences but something much more. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlue Arabesque\u003c\/i\u003e isn't a memoir so much as it is a paean to the act of seeing, celebrating our capacity to be transformed by the truths art holds, recognizing them as holy. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lush, intelligent. \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATRICIA HAMPL\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four memoirs--\u003ci\u003eA Romantic Education, Virgin Time, I Could Tell You Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Florist's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e--and two collections of poetry. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship, among many other awards. She lives in St. Paul and is Regents Professor at the University of Minnesota. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.96 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52420812439859,"sku":"9780156033114","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/934MXkWBN79780156033114.webp?v=1781234177","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/blue-arabesque-a-search-for-the-sublime-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}