Ekphrastic Medieval Visions
Author | : C. Barbetti |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2011-10-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230370531 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230370535 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ekphrastic Medieval Visions written by C. Barbetti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.