Ekphrasis tēs Orthodoxou eikonographias

This chapter continues with the paradigm of rhetoric established in Chapter 4 of the book, but moves discussion from metaphor to ekphrasis—that is, description that seeks to make a...

This essay explores the significance of the mutual imbrication of ekphrasis and sexual violence in Shakespeare’s poetry. Beginning with a discussion of Philomela’s substitution of ...

This chapter examines Hesiodic elements in Pindar’s “First Hymn” and Pythian 1 and appropriations of Hesiod’s “path to virtue” in the epinicians. Differences between Pindar’s treat...

Shortlisted for the R. Gapper Book Prize 2022 How do modern writers write colour? How do today’s readers respond to the invitation to ‘think colour’ as they read ...