{"product_id":"an-artists-model-and-other-david-j-murray-9781475950472","title":"An Artist's Model and Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn An Artist's Model and Other Poems, \u003c\/i\u003e preferring to portray his model-a woman with whom he has fallen in love-in words rather than in paint, author David J. Murray off ers an extended hymn of praise to her, expressing unresolved yearning throughout. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing a prologue setting the scene, he presents her with four gifts, each consisting of a set of twelve poems. Th e fi rst set of poems describes what it's like spending Christmas without her; the second set of poems compares her to the Greek goddess Athena; the third set of poems likens her to a ballerina; and the fourth set of poems, written in summer, compares her to the beauty of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween each set are entr'actes consisting of several poems that comment on the complexities of their situation. Th e collection ends with an epilogue that recalls the mood of the prologue.\u003c\/p\u003e Reflecting the conflict between Murray's emotions and his sense of propriety with regard to his model\u003ci\u003e, An Artist's Model and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e presents a cycle of poems that are unabashedly of the high-fl ung romantic genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475950470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475950472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"David J. Murray","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48458608836863,"sku":"9781475950472","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7b62d52-116f-4674-8cdd-e3ddbc523777.jpg?v=1777405489","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-artists-model-and-other-david-j-murray-9781475950472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}