Beschreibung
Discussing the ancient notion of ekphrasis, this study examines the interpenetration of literary and non-literary art. The author demonstrates how ekphrasis is useful for reading contemporary novels that feature non-representative, conceptual works of art by taking a close look at the works of Don DeLillo, Paul Auster and Tom McCarthy.
Autorenportrait
Jaros?aw Hetman is Lecturer at the Department of English, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toru? (Poland). His academic interests include contemporary American literature, theory of literature and conceptual art.
Inhalt
Contents: Ekphrasis – Conceptual ekphrasis – Sanctioning – Conceptual art – Progymnasmata – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing – Leo Spitzer – James A.W. Heffernan – W.J.T. Mitchell – Representation – Don DeLillo – Paul Auster – Tom McCarthy – Pseudo-artistic activity – Performance art – Body art – Land art – Video art – Street art – Intertextuality – Metafiction – Sophie Calle – International Necronautical Society – Authenticity – Inauthenticity – Performativity.
