Elizabeth B Bearden: 1 book
The Emblematics of the Self
Ekphrasis and Identity in Renaissance Imitations of Ancient Greek Romance
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2012
The ancient Greek romances of Achilles Tatius and Heliodorus were widely imitated by early modern writers such as Miguel de Cervantes, Philip Sidney, and Mary Wroth. Like their Greek models, Renaissance romances used ekphrasis, or verbal descriptions of visual representation, as a tool for characterization....
