The Ekphrasis of the Victorian House
The Ekphrasis of the Victorian House
Author(s): Ioana BoghianSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Alma Mater
Keywords: ekphrasis; house; reality; fiction; painting; representation; signification
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to identify the ekphrastic representation of houses and paintings in Victorian novels, and to define the functions of ekphrasis in various instances. The paper also approaches the relationship between real Victorian houses and fictional/‘ekphrastic’ houses and characters as painters, and the ekphrastic representation of paintings and portraits in Victorian novels, with a view to outlining a different mode of signification: the ekphrastic mode.
Journal: Cultural Perspectives - Journal for Literary and British Cultural Studies in Romania
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 15
- Page Range: 7-37
- Page Count: 31
- Language: English
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