AGES ERA PERIOD
RESTORATION AND 18TH CENTURY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Horace’s doctrine “ut pictura poesis” was interpreted to mean:
|
|
A picture is worth a thousand words.
|
|
|
Poetry is the supreme artistic form.
|
|
|
Art should hold a mirror up to nature.
|
|
|
Poetry ought to be a visual as well as a verbal art.
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ut pictura poesis is a Latin phrase literally meaning “as is painting so is poetry".
Detailed explanation-2: -It means “as is painting so is poetry.” So, the reference to poetry which is similar to painting has something to do with the subject matter of the text. In this poem, Ashbery talks about this concept which reveals poetry as an art form that shows, not tells.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Latin phrase Ut pictura poesis is an analogy that Horace introduced in his Ars Poetica to tentatively compare the art of painting with that of poetry.
There is 1 question to complete.