10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EKPHRASIS»
Discover the use of
ekphrasis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ekphrasis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ekphrasis, Imagination and Persuasion in Ancient Rhetorical ...
This is a study of ekphrasis, the art of making listeners and readers 'see' in their imagination through words alone, as taught in ancient rhetorical schools and as used by Greek writers of the Imperial period (2nd-6th centuries CE).
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Museum of Words: The Poetics of
Ekphrasis from Homer to Ashbery
Moving from the epics of Homer, Virgil, and Dante to contemporary American poetry, this book treats the history of struggle between rival systems of representation.
James A. W. Heffernan, 2004
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Virgil's Epic Designs:
Ekphrasis in the Aeneid
A study of ekphrasis - a self-contained aside that generates a pause in the narrative to describe a work of art or other object - in Virgil's final masterpiece, the Aeneid.
Michael C. J. Putnam, 1998
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Ekphrasis: the illusion of the natural sign
This work of abundant intelligence patiently unfolds the many puzzles and contradictions of ekphrasis, from the shield of Achilles to post-modernism."-- Virginia Quarterly Review.
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Writing and Filming the Painting:
Ekphrasis in Literature ...
Analyzing selected works of art by Goya, Rembrandt, and Vermeer and their ekphrastic treatment in various texts and films, this book examines how the medium of ekphrasis affects the representation of the visual arts in order to show what ...
Laura M. Sager Eidt, 2008
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Musical
Ekphrasis: Composers Responding to Poetry and Painting
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The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of
Ekphrasis
In The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekphrasis, Becker explores how Homeric poetry shapes its own reception: how Homer's reaction to a visual image creates his audience's response to a literary description.
Andrew Sprague Becker, 1995
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Ekphrasis in the Age of Cervantes
"This collection of essays seeks to open up this complex interdisciplinary field of study by including essays on many aspects of visual writing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain."--BOOK JACKET.
Frederick Alfred De Armas, 2005
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Behind the Arras: Tapestry
Ekphrasis in Spenser and Shakespeare
The appearance of arras in these works creates opportunities for a rich array of interpretation: what is valuable about tapestries, actual and literary, is that they accommodate plurality without sacrificing narrative coherence.
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The sculpted word: Keats,
ekphrasis, and the visual arts
Explores the context, use, & implications of ekphrasis (a trope by which writers translate visual compositions into words) in Keats零 poems on the visual arts.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EKPHRASIS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ekphrasis is used in the context of the following news items.
Reviews: Hans Magnus Enzensberger's New Selected Poems and …
McKendrick does not, or cannot, quite follow Anedda into more recent experiments in ekphrasis and in Sardinian dialect, but we still receive ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Edward Boccia Exhibits in The Ghost Army of World War II
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain and Ekphrasis Journal. Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania. Born to Italian parents in 1921 in ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
A special Literary Open Stage features ekphrastic writing
Ekphrasis is a fancy Greek word for a poem or story that is inspired by a work of art. Traditionally, the writer reveals a comprehensive ... «Tryon Daily Bulletin, Jun 15»
Were some dreams in ancient Roman poetry the precursor to film?
The elegiac poets often used literary devices such as ekphrasis — a vivid description of a scene or a work of art — and simile as modes for ... «KU Today, Jun 15»
Kevin McGarry On the Future of Art Criticism According to Jason …
This thumping defeat of ekphrasis—the old Greek rhetorical tradition of understanding a work of art by describing what you see—as a workable ... «artnet News, May 15»
Book review: 'Fractals'
... for its variations on classical Japanese Waka form; for a surprising lack of rococo vocabulary in his interpretation of art, an ekphrasis section, ... «Livemint, May 15»
Young dancers find inspiration in other art, and one another
Elena Koehn, 16, finishes a dance routine called “From Within” during rehearsals last week for the student-run company called Ekphrasis at the ... «Rapid City Journal, May 15»
Dhue, Hoijer Receive Phi Beta Kappa Awards
“I learned that reverse ekphrasis – basically depicting words through images – is vital for a truly moving and visual adaptation of a novel,” said ... «Illinois Wesleyan University, May 15»
Shows That Matter: Jacob Lawrence at MoMA
MoMA has also invited 10 contemporary poets to recharge Lawrence's history through poetic ekphrasis. And indeed, the story deserves a fresh ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Apr 15»
Students' poetry on display at Springfield Art Museum
Ekphrasis, a vivid creative response to a visual art form, is as ancient as Homer's The Iliad and has been perpetuated by writers such as the ... «Springfield News-Leader, Apr 15»
