Museum of Words: The Poetics of Ekphrasis from Homer to Ashbery - James A.W. Heffernan - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226323138 - November 1, 1993
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James A.W. Heffernan
Museum of Words: The Poetics of Ekphrasis from Homer to Ashbery

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Ekphrastic poetry celebrates the power of the image as it tries to circumscribe that power with the authority of the word. From the epics of Homer, Virgil and Dante to contemporary American poetry, this book presents a history of struggle between rival systems of representation.

262 pages, 12ill.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 1, 1993
ISBN13 9780226323138
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 262
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   566 g

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