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Ekphrasis is the art of describing works of art. Heffernan explores this ambivalent poetry, which simultaneously celebrates the power of the silent image while circumscribing that power with the authority of the word. The canon of this work is known as the 'Museum of Words'.

Heffernan J Museum of Words

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/2004
      ISBN13: 9780226323145, 978-0226323145
      ISBN10: 0226323145

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      Book Synopsis
      Ekphrasis is the art of describing works of art. Heffernan explores this ambivalent poetry, which simultaneously celebrates the power of the silent image while circumscribing that power with the authority of the word. The canon of this work is known as the 'Museum of Words'.

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