| Painting with Words, Writing with Pictures: Word and Image Relations in the Work of Italo Calvino Contributor(s): Ricci, Franco (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802035078 ISBN-13: 9780802035073 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $96.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Italian |
| Dewey: 853.914 |
| LCCN: 2002421745 |
| Series: Toronto Italian Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 6.02" W x 9.42" (1.47 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ricci's book ranges widely over Calvino's oeuvre to illustrate the accuracy of the idea articulated by Calvino himself that a visual image lies at the origin of all his narrative. The book's main theme is the difficult interface between word and image that Calvino struggled with throughout his career, the act of perception that rendered visible that which was invisible and transformed what was seen into what is read. Ricci holds that Calvino's narrative has an 'imagocentric' program and that his literary strategy is 'ekphrastic' i.e. it is characterized by literary description of visual representation, real or imaginary. The book is interdisciplinary in nature and will interest not only scholars of literature but also those who work with the visual arts and with information technology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ricci, Franco: - Franco Ricci is a professor of Italian Studies at the University of Ottawa. |