Writing the artist's gaze: ethics and ekphrasis in early twentieth century historical fiction

Mara Dougall

doi:10.2218/forum.27.2901

Writing the artist's gaze: ethics and ekphrasis in early twentieth century historical fiction

Mara Dougall

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Number of pages	12
Journal	FORUM: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts
Issue number	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2218/forum.27.2901
Publication status	Published - 23 Dec 2018

Keywords

ekphrasis
ethics
historical fiction

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