Art Inscribed: Essays on Ekphrasis in Spanish Golden Age Poetry

by Emilie L. Bergmann

Emilie Bergmann discusses the poetic tradition of ekphrasis, the description of visual works of art, from Garcilaso de la Vega to Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. The first two essays give a historical perspective: Lope de Vega reflects a traditional hierarchical view of the artist in harmony with the divine creator, while the controversial Luis de Gongora projects a Promethean image. The remaining three essays concern the relationship between verbal and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674048059
• ISBN13: 9780674048058
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Department of Romance Languages and Literatur
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.3"