Literary «Objets d'Art»: «Ekphrasis» in Medieval French Romance 1150-1210 by Clemente, Linda

Literary «Objets d'Art»: «Ekphrasis» in Medieval French Romance 1150-1210 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780820415062)

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Literary «Objets d'Art»: «Ekphrasis» in Medieval French Romance 1150-1210 by Clemente, Linda

Literary «Objets d'Art»: «Ekphrasis» in Medieval French Romance 1150-1210

$47.95
Literary «Objets d'Art»: «Ekphrasis» in Medieval French Romance 1150-1210 by Clemente, Linda

Literary «Objets d'Art»: «Ekphrasis» in Medieval French Romance 1150-1210

$47.95
Format: Hardcover
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The genesis of this book was the coincidence of two readings: Virgil's Aeneid and Dante's Purgatorio. Each work includes descriptions of art objects, Daedalus' and God's artwork respectively. These descriptions, or ekphraseis, also occur frequently in Old French romances. Too long considered as embellishment or artistic virtuosity, they have received little rigorous critical attention. This book offers a step in that direction by analyzing the narrative significance of art objects in three very different works: the anonymous Eneas, Chrétien de Troyes' Erec et Enide, and Jean Renart's Escoufle. Along with intertextuality and mise en abyme, ekphrasis opens new avenues for interpreting this literature.

Author: Linda Clemente
ISBN-10: 0820415065
ISBN-13: 9780820415062
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1992
Pages: 157
Format: Hardcover
By Linda Clemente
By Linda Clemente
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The Author: Linda Clemente is an Associate Professor of Romance and Classical Languages at Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin. Her work has focused on the narrative structure of medieval romances; her chief interest is Jean Renart. She received a French Government Grant to conduct her research at the Centre d'Etudes Supérieures de Civilisation Médiévale at Poitiers. Her current work extends the analysis of narrative structure to the Francophone novel of the Antilles and of Quebec, particularly as it pertains to women authors. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Oregon.

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