| Title | : | Ekphrastic Conceptualism in Postmodern British and American Novels |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Jaroslaw Hetman |
| Release | : | 2016-08-05 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Foreign Languages, Books, Reference, Nonfiction, Social Science, Society, Arts & Entertainment, Art & Architecture, Linguistics, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction |
| Size | : | 5269567 |
| The relationship between the arts has fascinated people for centuries. Discussing the ancient notion of ekphrasis, this study examines the interpenetration of literary and non-literary art. Traditionally, ekphrasis is defined as a rhetorical device for the poetic description of a painting or a sculpture that has been steadily gaining attention in literary studies since the mid-twentieth century. Taking a close look at the works of Don DeLillo, Paul Auster and Tom McCarthy, the author demonstrates how ekphrasis is useful for reading contemporary novels that feature non-representative, conceptual works of art. |
