Hans Magnus Enzensberger’s fine sequence of poems “The Sinking of the Titanic” (1977) contains several sections which are ekphrastic in character, with titles such as “Apocalypse. Umbrian master , about 1490” and “The Rape of Suleika. Dutch, late 19th Century”.
His own very effective translation is available new from Carcanet Press (Manchester UK) and second-hand.
Clive Watkins
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