Ekphrastic Medieval Visions A New Discussion in Interarts Theory |
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| Author:
| Barbetti, Claire |
| Series title: | The New Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-10984-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $148.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores the transformative power of ekphrasis in high and late medieval dream visions and mystical visions. Demonstrates that medieval ekphrases reveal ekphrasis as a process rather than a genre and shows how it works with cultural memory to transform, shift, and revise composition.
Explores the transformative power of ekphrasis in high and late medieval dream visions and mystical visions. Demonstrates that medieval ekphrases reveal ekphrasis as a process rather than a genre and shows how it works with cultural memory to transform, shift, and revise composition.