Where Is Apollo? Theophany and Ur-Ekphrasis in Book Illustrations of Don Quixote's First Sally.
Whereas ekphrasis refers to narratives that describe objects or works of visual art, ur-ekphrasis denotes descriptions expressed by a literary character. In part one, chapter 2 of Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote of la Mancha (1605), Don Quixote uses theophany—the invocation of ancient deities—and...
| Publicado en: | Cervantes Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 45 - 73 |
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University of Toronto Press
May2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=196267752&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 196267752 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 02776995 1WQ2 jtl: Cervantes issn: 02776995 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2026 vid: 46 iid: 1 pid: 678 pub: University of Toronto Press artinfo: ui: 196267752 10.3138/cer-2025-0009 ppf: 45 ppct: 28 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 3.3MB tig: atl: Where Is Apollo? Theophany and Ur-Ekphrasis in Book Illustrations of Don Quixote's First Sally. aug: au: Holcombe, Daniel affil: Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Georgia, United States sug: keyword: book illustration Don Quixote ekphrasis first sally illustrative didactic ekphrasis theophany ur-ekphrasis écfrasis écfrasis ilustrativa de carácter didáctico Don Quijote ilustración de libro primera salida teofanía ur-écfrasis ab: Whereas ekphrasis refers to narratives that describe objects or works of visual art, ur-ekphrasis denotes descriptions expressed by a literary character. In part one, chapter 2 of Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote of la Mancha (1605), Don Quixote uses theophany—the invocation of ancient deities—and ur-ekphrasis to call on Apollo, Aurora, and poets to preside over his first sally. This invocation has inspired select artists to re-envision Don Quixote's theophanic thoughts over the ensuing centuries. Stemming from a holistic archival study of book illustrations of the knight's first sally, this article explores the reciprocal nature of ekphrasis, using "illustrative didactic ekphrasis" to analyze eight salient compositions that reduplicate, to various degrees, the knight's invocation. Si bien la écfrasis consiste en narraciones que describen objetos u obras de arte visual, la ur-écfrasis designa descripciones enunciadas por un personaje literario. En capítulo 2 de la primera parte de Don Quijote de la Mancha (1605) de Miguel de Cervantes, don Quijote recurre a la teofanía —la invocación de deidades antiguas— para convocar a Apolo, a Aurora y a los poetas, a fin de que presidan su primera salida. Esta invocación ur-ecfrástica ha inspirado a algunos artistas a reinterpretar, a lo largo de los siglos, los pensamientos teofánicos del caballero. A partir de un estudio archivístico integral de las ilustraciones de la primera salida, el presente ensayo explora la naturaleza recíproca de la écfrasis y, mediante el concepto de "écfrasis ilustrativa de carácter didáctico", analiza ocho composiciones sobresalientes que, en distintos grados, reproducen la invocación del caballero. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Cervantes is the property of University of Toronto Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Cervantes holder: University of Toronto Press dt: @attributes: year: 2026 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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