William Hogarth a konverzácia
William Hogarth and Conversation
Author(s): Adam BžochSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Ústav svetovej literatúry, Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: William Hogarth; Conversation; Theories of Conversation in 18th Century
Summary/Abstract: The engraving A Midnight modern Conversation by the English genre and satirical painter and print-maker William Hogarth (1697–1764) belongs to the artist’s most discussed and interpreted works ever since its creation in 1733. On the basis of two detailed period commentaries on this engraving by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1786 and 1794), the study draws attention to Hogarth’s representation of sociability from the point of view of theories of conversation and conviviality in the 18th century, and from the point of view of the philosophy of human nature.
Journal: World Literature Studies
- Issue Year: VI/2014
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 3-17
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Slovak