Antonio Tabucchi and the Visual Arts

Michela Meschini

ISBN 10: 3631756178 / ISBN 13: 9783631756171

Published by Peter Lang Jul 2018, 2018

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Neuware -Visual images and imagery, optical metaphors and iconic quotations are common features in the literary work of Antonio Tabucchi, along with references to the world of painting, photography, and cinema. This book explores the «iconic temptation» of the Italian author, pointing out his visual strategies of representation and poetic thought. By focusing on the visual intertextuality of his fiction, it discusses questions of style and content whilst also emphasizing the role of images as a privileged means of narrative knowledge and philosophical insight. Drawing on the visual studies and on postmodernist theory and criticism, this study offers a comprehensive inquiry into the visual poetics of one of Europe¿s most innovative writers. 170 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Antonio Tabucchi and the Visual Arts
• Publisher: Peter Lang Jul 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631756178
• ISBN 13: 9783631756171
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 13D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 340 grams

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Synopsis

Visual images and imagery, optical metaphors and iconic quotations are common features in the literary work of Antonio Tabucchi, along with references to the world of painting, photography, and cinema. This book explores the «iconic temptation» of the Italian author, pointing out his visual strategies of representation and poetic thought. By focusing on the visual intertextuality of his fiction, it discusses questions of style and content whilst also emphasizing the role of images as a privileged means of narrative knowledge and philosophical insight. Drawing on the visual studies and on postmodernist theory and criticism, this study offers a comprehensive inquiry into the visual poetics of one of Europe’s most innovative writers.

About the Author

Michela Meschini teaches Critical Theory and Comparative Literature at the University of Macerata (Italy). She specializes in visual studies, postmodernist theory, and contemporary Italian literature. Her research areas also include transnational fiction and women’s writing.