First-time paperback of the first novel by the author of Ghosts and The Book of Evidence

This volume examines the general phenomenon of symbolization in such diverse fields as literature, art history, philosophy, theology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, linguistics and the hard sciences. It addresses a need to study how symbols function in the process of signification.

Books about Symbolism

Books about Books Ireland

Visions of Alterity: Representation in the Works of John Banville offers detailed and original readings of the work of the Irish author John Banville, one of the foremost figures in contemporary European literature. It investigates one of the fundamental concerns of Banville’s novels: mediating the gap between subject and object