Philostratus’ <i>Imagines</i> 2.18: Words and Images

<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">The ecphrasis on the Cyclops-Galatea painting is rich in intertextual connections and is made more complex by its alternations between credible visual description and story-telling that could have no visual basis in a painting.<...

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Main Author: Vasiliki Kostopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2010-11-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/1061
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Summary:<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">The ecphrasis on the Cyclops-Galatea painting is rich in intertextual connections and is made more complex by its alternations between credible visual description and story-telling that could have no visual basis in a painting.</span>
ISSN:0017-3916
2159-3159