Making ears serve for eyes: Stoppard's visual radio play
In his radio play, Artist Descending a Staircase (1972), 1 Tom Stoppard explores the relationship of the verbal to the visual. Works of art, both real and imaginary, are invoked through verbal descriptions, and the plot is shaped through the use of a pictorial analogue. The play is not only a delibe...
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| Published in | Word & image (London. 1985) Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 63 - 83 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
01.01.2004
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| Summary: | In his radio play, Artist Descending a Staircase (1972),
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Tom Stoppard explores the relationship of the verbal to the visual. Works of art, both real and imaginary, are invoked through verbal descriptions, and the plot is shaped through the use of a pictorial analogue. The play is not only a deliberate and self-conscious exercise in ekphrasis, but also a comparative investigation of experimentation in art and drama. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0266-6286 1943-2178 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02666286.2004.10444006 |