PPT-Ekphrasis

the poet speaks of art The visual description of art is called ekphrasis it was created by the ancient Greeks  The goal of this literary form is to make the reader envision the subject described as if it were physically present  In many cases however the subject never actually existed making the . By D. P. FOWLER The subject of ekphrasis, and in particular of the ekphrasis of works of art, has recently begun to receive a great deal of attention from classical scholars.' As will become clear, I Poetry. a conversation between poetry and art. Sources:. Corn, Alfred. “Notes on . Ekphrasis. .” . The American Academy of Poetry. . “. Ekphrasis. .” . Poetry Foundation.. Morrison, Valerie. “. Poetry. a conversation between poetry and art. Sources:. Corn, Alfred. “Notes on . Ekphrasis. .” . The American Academy of Poetry. . “. Ekphrasis. .” . Poetry Foundation.. Morrison, Valerie. “. Not My best side. Context Activities. You have had the basic legend of St George and the Dragon read to you. Now write down the basic story of St George and the Dragon. This is the . literary / mythological context of the poem.. Shannon Herndon. Stephanie. Tatum. Renaissance . movement based on the literature and ideas of Ancient Greece and Rome, such as the worth of each individual. Renaissance scholars refer to humanism as the “. Ekphrastic. Poetry. What is . ekphrasis. ?. Ekphrasis. or . ecphrasis. is the graphic, often dramatic description of a visual work of . art.. Today’s Learning Objective. How to use descriptive language through examining and recreating .