The classic study of the timeless relationship between literature
and the visual arts In his search for a common link between
literature and the visual arts, Mario Praz draws on the abundant
evidence of mutual understanding and correspondence they have long
shared. Praz explains that within literature, each epoch has “its
peculiar handwriting or handwritings, which, if one could interpret
them, would reveal a character, even a physical appearance,” and
while these characteristics belong to the general style of a given
period, the personality of the writer does not fail to pierce
through. Praz contends that something similar occurs in art. He
shows how the likeness between the arts within various periods of
history can ultimately be traced to structural similarities that
arise out of the characteristic way in which the people of a
certain epoch see and memorize facts aesthetically. Mnemosyne, at
once the goddess of memory and the mother of the muses, presides
over this view of the arts. In illustrating her influence, Praz
ranges widely through Western sources, providing an incomparable
tour of the literary and pictorial arts.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Bollingen Series |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Firstpublished: |
1970 |
Authors: |
Mario Praz
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-25218-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-691-25218-1 |
Barcode: |
9780691252186 |
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