Bodies in Agony: Classical Sculpture and Violence in Herman Melville's works
Instead of pointing to an ideal of harmony and perpetuating a long-lasting tradition initiated by Johann Joachim Winckelmann, allusions to Greco-Roman sculpture in Melville’s works are intertwined with destructive forms of violence. By releasing the darker energies which animate the figure of Apollo...
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Main Author: | Ronan Ludot-Vlasak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte"
2017-03-01
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Series: | Sillages Critiques |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/4886 |
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