On the Muses

What, or who, are the Muses, and what is their role in the life of the artist and in the life of society? I offer some perspectives on inspiration in the artist, and on the problem of the artist’s role and situation in the world.

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00:00 The Muses and Christianity
03:08 The Muses in Hesiod
10:08 The equivocal, liminal Muses
19:10 The Muses, remembering and forgetting
24:19 Art and the artist in society
29:26 Another meaning of the muse
33:15 The artist: good, bad, or ugly?
35:48 Ducks, and concluding remarks

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