Event Title
Ekphrasis: The Tradition of Visual Art & Poetry
Department
English
Location
Henry M. Hogan Campus Center
Start Date
9-4-2016 11:30 AM
End Date
9-4-2016 12:45 PM
Description
Ekphrasis, or the literary activity of writing in response to visual art, dates back to the ancient Greeks. Keats, Auden and many others, wrote some of their most beloved poems through an ekphrastic response to objects such as paintings and Greek urns. Come learn about this literary tradition, engage in discussion about the interaction of word and image, and try your hand at an exercise in Ekphrasis.
Ekphrasis: The Tradition of Visual Art & Poetry
Henry M. Hogan Campus Center
Ekphrasis, or the literary activity of writing in response to visual art, dates back to the ancient Greeks. Keats, Auden and many others, wrote some of their most beloved poems through an ekphrastic response to objects such as paintings and Greek urns. Come learn about this literary tradition, engage in discussion about the interaction of word and image, and try your hand at an exercise in Ekphrasis.