 | The Emblematics of the Self: Ekphrasis and Identity in Renaissance Imitations of Ancient Greek Romance Subjects: European literature -- Renaissance 1450–1600 -- History and criticism; European literature -- Renaissance 1450–1600 -- Greek influences; Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature; Ekphrasis; The Emblematics of the Self breaks new ground in understanding hegemonic and cosmopolitan European conceptions of the 'other,' as well as new possibilities for early modern identities, in an increasingly global Renaissance. Bearden Elizabeth B. : Elizabeth B. Bearden is an assistant professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Maryland, College Park. |
