Ekphrasis (from the Greek έκ and φρασις) is a rhetorical device defined as the written description of a work of art, either real or imagined. Since classical antiquity, ekphrasis has been used as a technique in poetry, but is frequently employed in other genres of literature as well.
Ekphrasis (from the Greek έκ and φρασις) is a rhetorical device defined as the written description of a work of art, either real or imagined. Since classical antiquity, ekphrasis has been used as a technique in poetry, but is frequently employed in other genres of literature as well.
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