Ekphrastic Discourse in the Novel “The Sandcastle” by Iris Murdoch
The article deals with English ekphrastic tradition. In particular, it focuses on the novel “The Sandcastle” (1957) by Iris Murdoch. In the novel “The Sandcastle” Iris Murdoch touches upon the problem of representing reality in art, which the ekphrastic discourse, referencing existing and tangible objects, tries to solve.