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Museum of Words

- The Poetics of Ekphrasis from Homer to Ashbery

About Museum of Words

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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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226323145
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 257
  • Published:
  • March 31, 2004
  • Dimensions:
  • 161x234x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 412 g.
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Description of Museum of Words

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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