Date of Award
10-8-2021
Document Type
Research Paper
Abstract
In response to the lack of scholarly attention to modern Assyrian culture (i.e., mid-20th century to present), this paper creates a conversation between two Assyrian pieces of art––William Daniel’s poem “The Problem” and Andre Gvalevich’s oil painting portrait of William Daniel. In my argument, I show how “The Problem” and the portrait advance themes of loneliness/intimacy based on the aesthetic relationship between the artists and their respective audiences. I first define Peter Balakian’s account of aesthetics in his article “Poetry as Civilization” for my theoretical context. Secondly, I summarize and critique the methodologies of current scholarship that exist on my research topic. Thirdly, I analyze Daniel’s “The Problem” and Gvalevich’s oil painting through the lens of intimacy by conducting close-reading evidence. Lastly, I connect the analysis from my third section with the definition from my first section.
Recommended Citation
Nazari, Ryan, "Assyrian Aesthetics: Recovering the Modern Assyrian Art of William Daniel (1903-88) and Andre Gvalevich (1911-85)" (2021). Canterbury Scholars. 12.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/canterbury/12
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