Title: Charming if a bit lightweight
Product review: A slim volume full of photos, this is a nice little addition to your coffee table or art-crit collection. Sister Wendy analyzes porcelain figures of the Muses and Apollo, making them come to life as you learn what to look for and read her interpretations of them. The photography is simply gorgeous and it's worth buying just for that. Sister Wendy's analysis of the figures is full of her usual insight, and free of the condescension one might fear from a religious person discussing pagan deities. But then again, the Muses have become part of the secular culture and are everywhere in our language (amuse, bemuse, museum), so they're fitting topics for any discussion of our culture. Be warned, though, as you may feel motivated to start collecting porcelain figures yourself...
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