TY - JOUR
T1 - Writing the artist's gaze
T2 - ethics and ekphrasis in early twentieth century historical fiction
AU - Dougall, Mara
PY - 2018/12/23
Y1 - 2018/12/23
N2 - This article examines portrayals of visual artists in novels by Pat Barker and A.S. Byatt, focusing on artists’ appeal to writers, and the associated ethical and artistic challenges. It proposes that artist characters can offer creative ways of probing not only particular periods of history, but the creative process itself.
AB - This article examines portrayals of visual artists in novels by Pat Barker and A.S. Byatt, focusing on artists’ appeal to writers, and the associated ethical and artistic challenges. It proposes that artist characters can offer creative ways of probing not only particular periods of history, but the creative process itself.
KW - ekphrasis
KW - ethics
KW - historical fiction
UR - http://www.forumjournal.org/
U2 - 10.2218/forum.27.2901
DO - 10.2218/forum.27.2901
M3 - Article
JO - FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts
JF - FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts
SN - 1749-9771
IS - 27
ER -