printer friendly pageCLASSICS 135: Ekphrasis in Antiquity and Beyond (CLASSICS 335)
What is "Ekphrasis"? How was it theorized and practiced in antiquity and what is its appeal in the Renaissance and in modern times? Description, interpretation, and the senses; the relationship between the verbal and the visual in antiquity from Homer to Philostratus ; comparison between ancient and modern practices of ekphrasis.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Netz, R. (PI)
;
Peponi, A. (PI)
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