Original scientific paper
Some aspects of visuality in the epic poem Osman by Ivan Gundulić
Ivana Drenjančević
orcid.org/0000-0002-6037-5088
; Department of Croatian language and literature, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Abstract
This paper focuses on the scene from the song XI from „Osman“, baroque
epic poem written by Ivan Gundulić, in which characters observe
tapestries depicting Battle of Chocim. The paper is divided into two parts.
The first part analyzes the ways in which three observers (the narrator,
Ali Pasha and Zborovski) interpret tapestries. The ways in which
they do so are associated with the concept and possibility of mirroring
reality. The problem is elaborated with reference to visual studies and
the theory of fine arts. In the second part of the paper the focus is on mutual differences in the observing tactics. In accordance with the baroque meraviglia, the most unreliable and fragmental point of view turns out to be crucial.
Keywords
Ivan Gundulić; Osman; baroque; visuality; visual studies
Hrčak ID:
186005
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Publication date:
22.12.2016.
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