Translation and Ekphrasis: Dante and the visual arts
Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation (OCCT)
English - February 24, 2015 09:33 - 1 hour - 104 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCourses Education Arts Books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Ekphrasis finds words for paintings and other visual phenomena; translation finds words for other words. But how secure in this distinction, given that language has visual form, and that the visual arts can employ language-like elements? This seminar explores the interplay between translation and ekphrasis.