For Music

For Music by Helen Hay Whitney

The novel explores the lives of two women, one a musician and the other her patron, as they navigate their complex relationship amidst societal expectations and personal desires. The story delves into themes of love, art, and identity, raising questions about the role of women in society during this time period. Through the characters' interactions, the novel critiques the social norms that govern relationships between men and women, particularly those involving power imbalances.

By Helen Hay Whitney · First published 1903 · Genre: Poetry, Romance, Lyric · 113 words

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The Indian Summer and Love have fled, Oh, red, red lips like a crimson rose, Oh, slender hands with the tips of red, You are lost in the land of Nobody-knows.

The sweet breeze blows but it comes not back, The water flows in a silver stream, But never returns on its moon-white track, They are gone, past recall, like a lovely dream.

Ah, crimson lips like a tilted flower, Where sweetest honey awaits the bee; Come back, come back for a single hour, Dear Love, my Summer, come back to me.

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Autobiography · Memoir · Literary Nonfiction · Personal Narrative · Travel Writing · American Literature · 19th Century Literature · Feminist Literature · Women's Studies · Social History · Cultural Anthropology · Music Appreciation

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