I've been investigating the etymology of Ekphrasis, and the best I can come up with is this: Ek (Greek for out), and phrasis (to speak; or, phratto). So, a sort of speaking in response to something out there, i.e., art? Not the nicest, neatest derivation.
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Or, in more direct terms, "expression."
I'm so glad you posted this. About a month ago I had the most embarrassing moment with my 223 class. I had explained the etymology for the word "metaphor" the week before. Then we were talking about ekphrasis & all I could come up with was "...from the Greek!" I did some googling later on but couldn't find anything. I was beginning to think it was an academic made-up word. Thanks, Toochi.
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