Ékphrasis and euidentia

Authors

  • Melina Rodolpho Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2358-3150.v18i1p94-113

Keywords:

ékphrasis, euidentia, enárgeia, phantasia, Rhetoric

Abstract

Ékphrasis is a descriptive device used in rhetorical and poetic texts since Classical Antiquity which brings the described contents before the eyes through strategies to make vivid images. It is usually related to other rhetorical procedures which also contribute to create the same effect, such as enárgeia and euidentia. Trying to solve the doubts related to ékphrasis’ definition, and to understand its relation with other rhetorical figures, it is presented here a brief research based on ancient rhetorical texts, such as Aristotle, progymnásmata, Cicero and Quintilian, and also on recente studies about the subject. Some examples with ékphrasis in ancient texts are analysed to verify the procedures which make the verbal speech present to the eyes.

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Published

2014-08-02

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