The aim of this study is to explore the theme of art in Anna-Karin Palms novel Målarens döttrar. Art as a theme extends across several different levels of the novel and works of art are discussed, depicted and described. The essay examines the role art plays in the narrative of the novel and as a part of the novel’s language. The theoretical framework includes philosophy of art, debates about art and artistry and intermedial studies that explore the ways in which literary texts transform pictures, including ekphrasis, iconic projection and the concept of the artist’s novel. The result of the study shows that the English painter Thomas Gainsborough’s painting “The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly” plays a major role in the novel. The novel’s theme, its narrative and language is heavily influenced by and mirror the themes and features in the painting. The thesis further argues that Anna-Karin Palm not only describes art, but also comments on a changing artworld expanding over a hundred years and makes art play a key role in the two main characters' personal development. In the meeting with different views on art and by interpreting their surroundings as pictures, Anna-Karin Palm illuminates the two main characters' personal development. The novel's many perspectives on art and artistic themes all work together to create an understanding of the characters’ self-realization and personal growth.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-460515 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Berglund-Schwarz, Rebecca |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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