Ekphrasis finds words for paintings and other visual phenomena; translation finds words for other words. But how secure in this distinction, given that language has visual form, and that the visual arts can employ language-like elements?
Translation and Ekphrasis: Dante and the visual arts
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This seminar explores the interplay between translation and ekphrasis.
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