Ekphrasis and Narrative, or the Ideological Critique of Artworks: Alma-Tadema, Ennio Flaiano and the Legacy of Heliogabalus
Just before his death in 1972, the Italian writer Ennio Flaiano wrote a short story entitled “La penultima cena” (The Penultimate Supper) in which Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s painting The Roses of Heliogabalus (1888) is referenced and the “myth” of Heliogabalus itself comes to play a fundamental role...
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| Language: | English |
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LED - Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Linguae &. Rivista di Lingue e Culture Moderne |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ledonline.it/index.php/linguae/article/view/837 |