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ekphrastic hope: a standalone construct

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ekphrastichope1 CONSTRUCTEkphrastic hopeMITCHELL · ART HISTORY

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Art history

the wish that words can make us see an image, set against the opposed fear of that merger.

In art history, ekphrastic hope refers to the wish that words can make us see an image, set against the opposed fear of that merger. This meaning comes from Mitchell (1994) in Picture theory.[1]

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hope1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructimage4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

  1. Mitchell, W. J. T. (1994). Picture theory. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226532318

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