Leda and The Swan


 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Ekphrastic...Definition:

“ Ekphrastic refers to a form of writing, mostly poetry, wherein the author describes another work of art, usually visual. It is used to convey the deeper symbolism of the corporeal art form by means of a separate medium. It has often been found that ekphrastic writing is rhetorical in nature and symbolic of a greater meaning. “

 

The poem Leda and The Swan is a 'representation of a representation'