Tragic Muse

''You must paint her just like that ... as the Tragic Muse'' Suggests one of James''s characters to Nick Dormer, the young Englishman who, during the course of the novel, will courageously resist the glittering Parliamentary career desired for him by his family, in order to paint. His progress is counterpointed by the ''Tragic Muse'' of the title, Miriam Rooth, one of James''s most fierily beautif...