Stephen Cheeke

Writing for Art: The Aesthetics of Ekphrasis

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ISBN 13:: 9780719083242
author:: Stephen Cheeke
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Manchester University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2010
Pages:: 224
Dimensions:: 15.6 x 23.39 x 1.17 centimetres
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Art, Criticism,
Condition:: New
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Writing for Art: The Aesthetics of Ekphrasis by Stephen Cheeke is a concise introduction to the history and theory of ekphrasis, exploring the relation of literary texts to the visual arts. The book offers a useful general survey of the larger philosophical and theoretical questions arising from the encounter of literary works and artworks, focusing on key aesthetic concepts such as beauty, truth, and the representation of suffering. Close readings of poems and prose from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are accompanied by high-quality reproductions of companion pictures, covering a broad range of writing and theory about the relation of literary texts to the visual arts. The book also extends the subject of ekphrasis to include literary works on photography, as well as celebrated prose descriptions of artworks. This study is written to appeal to both non-specialist and specialist readers, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersection of literature and art.

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