Unlikely Kindred Spirits: A New Vision of Landscape in the Works of Henry David Thoreau and Asher B. Durand

Peck, H. Daniel

doi:10.1093/alh/aji041

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“…"Kindred Spirits" is a landmark painting of American Romanticism painted by Durand, a first-generation American landscape painter. It is a gift to Bryant, and a homage to their late friend Cole (Peck, 2005). Its title is excerpted from John Keats's sonnet VII "O Solitude" (1815) (ibid), a poem that speaks of a man's wish to have a solitary life in nature, with the company of a like-minded man, his "kindred spirit" (Keats, 1982).…”

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“…Although not directly indicated in the poem's text, Moore's estimation of the elm tree in Durand's painting is based on its cultural symbolism, which is its spiritual significance; in addition to its naturalness and exquisiteness that is, physical beauty. This painting is known for its naturalist status as the most iconic American landscape painting (Peck, 2005). This iconicity is credited to the Americans' "own formulations about nature and culture in that era" in which the elm tree, among other natural elements, holds a very special place as a national symbol (ibid).…”

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The Significance of Art Ideology in Ekphrasis: Marianne Moore’s “The Camperdown Elm”

Benderrah

Al-Khawaldeh

2022

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This study examines the relationship between the genre of ekphrastic poetry and art ideology. It provides a theoretical argumentation on this innate association in continuation with James W. Heffernan’s observations in the field. The study argues that ekphrasis is theoretically related to the practice of art criticism, which, in its turn, stands on art ideological grounds. Two hypotheses about the nature of the relationship that combines ekphrasis and art ideology are generated from this theoretical investigation. The first is that art ideology is a sine qua non to ekphrasis, and the second is that art ideology especially contributes to the thematic structure of ekphrasis. The validity of this proposition is tested through analyzing Marianne Moore’s poem “The Camperdown Elm,” in which Moore’s own art ideology as explicated in her non-poetic works is utilized. As a result, this study aims to contribute to both the theoretical and analytical studies of ekphrasis genre.

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Section: Theory and Practice In Language Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: E Moore's Attitude Towards Durand's Symbolic Use Of the Elm ...mentioning

confidence: 99%