Literature and painting. An example of intermedial analysis

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Abstract

Literary works have more or less evident links to works from other media, especial from artistic media such as painting, music or architecture. These kinds of links are nowadays studied in the field of intermediality, a science in which there are no hierarchical relations among arts. This article is an example of applying intermedial theory, as illustrated by names such as Lars Elleström, Werner Wolf, Winfried Nöth and Hans Lund, on a literary work which has interesting links to a work of painting. The intermedial perspective can contribute, according to our analysis, to a better understanding of an original and complex literary work.

Keywords

Intermediality, Painting, Iconicity, Intermedial imitation, Narratology

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Author Biography

Liviu Lutas, Universidad Linnaeus

Es catedrático Literatura Francesa de la Universidad Linnaeus de Växjö, Suecia, y miembro del centro de estudios intermediales y multimodales de la misma universidad. Es especialista en teoría intermedial y narratología.

Published

2021-03-31

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