Vol 7 Nr 1 (2023)

Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts

Volume 7, No. 1 – April 2023

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Cover Image: graphic reworking of image number 2 of Leena Löfstedt's article, courtesy of Dr. Elizabeth Morrison, Senior Curator of Manuscripts,. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (manuscript Ludwig XIV.2). The marginal note states Nota illud esse guarnerii 'That belongs to Garnier'. The adjacent text Decr. C 10 q 2 c 2 § 11 reads Si yconomus ecclesiae

Guest Editors: Carlo Chiurco, Università di Verona; Anna Pia Filotico, Université de Paris IV – Sorbonne; Leena Löfstedt, University of Helsinki & University of California, Los Angeles; Antoni Rossell, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Lucinia Speciale, Università del Salento

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Full Issue DOI: 10.55456/TCLA042023

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Table of Contents

Special Issue

Ekphrasis

Title: «Con color, con parole, e con intagli»: ritratti di gentil donne napoletane sulla “soglia del tempio”

pp. 6–41
Author: Daniela Caracciolo, Università del Salento (ORCID: 0002-7282-3247)
Abstract: This article examines Neapolitan portraits of noblewomen represented through words, colors, and carvings, exploring how visual and textual ekphrasis merges to create symbolic “thresholds” in sacred and social contexts.
Read PDF on Zenodo | DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15923192

Title: L’ekphrasis détournée au profit de la philosophie sensualiste : un art du XVIIIe siècle français

pp. 42–62
Author: Florence Fesneau, Université de Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne (ORCID: 0000-0002-6482-3175)
Abstract: The essay investigates how ekphrasis is transformed in eighteenth-century French art to serve sensualist philosophy, analyzing literary and visual techniques used to divert descriptive language towards new philosophical purposes.
Read PDF on Zenodo | DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15923425

Title: L’art conceptuel à la lumière de l’ekphrasis. Sur quelques motifs d’une rencontre entre peinture et langage à l’origine d'Art & Language

pp. 62–89
Author: Louis-Antoine Mège, Sorbonne-Université, Paris (ORCID: 0000-0002-0172-2684)
Abstract: This contribution explores the interplay between conceptual art and ekphrasis, focusing on how certain motifs bridge the gap between visual art and language in the early works of the Art & Language movement.
Read PDF on Zenodo | DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15923575

Title: Ekphrasis, l’arte riflessa nelle opere del Bronzino. Il caso di due libri d’ore

pp. 90–107
Author: Carla Rossi, University of Zurich (ORCID: 0000-0001-6557-3684)
Abstract: The study examines ekphrasis as mirrored art in Bronzino’s works, with a specific focus on two Books of Hours. It analyses how literary descriptions interact with the visual language of Mannerist painting and devotional imagery.
Read PDF on Zenodo | DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15923763

Open questions concerning Garnier (or Guernes) de Pont-Sainte-Maxence

Title: Baal's other priest

pp. 108–132
Author: Leena Löfstedt, Emerita, University of California at Los Angeles
Abstract: This article discusses the figure of Baal’s lesser-known priest in medieval French literature, offering insights into his narrative roles, symbolic functions, and his significance in the broader context of religious and cultural history.
Read PDF on Zenodo | DOI:10.5281/zenodo.15923893