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Book SynopsisThe relationship between the arts has fascinated people for centuries. Discussing the ancient notion of ekphrasis, this study examines the interpenetration of literary and non-literary art. Traditionally, ekphrasis is defined as a rhetorical device for the poetic description of a painting or a sculpture that has been steadily gaining attention in literary studies since the mid-twentieth century. Taking a close look at the works of Don DeLillo, Paul Auster and Tom McCarthy, the author demonstrates how ekphrasis is useful for reading contemporary novels that feature non-representative, conceptual works of art.
Table of ContentsContents: Ekphrasis – Conceptual ekphrasis – Sanctioning – Conceptual art – Progymnasmata – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing – Leo Spitzer – James A.W. Heffernan – W.J.T. Mitchell – Representation – Don DeLillo – Paul Auster – Tom McCarthy – Pseudo-artistic activity – Performance art – Body art – Land art – Video art – Street art – Intertextuality – Metafiction – Sophie Calle – International Necronautical Society – Authenticity – Inauthenticity – Performativity.
