Visions of Alterity : : Representation in the Works of John Banville / / Elke D'hoker.
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...
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| Superior document: | Costerus New Series ; 151 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2004. |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Costerus New Series ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (251 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part One: Self and World
- 1. Books of Revolution: The Scientific Quest for Truth
- 2. Books of Revelation: Epiphany in the Science Tetralogy
- Part Two: Self and Art
- 3. Better Than Life: Banville's Explicit Poetics
- 4. Struggle and Strife: Banville's Implicit Poetics
- Part Three: Self and Other
- 5. To the Other: Banville's Ethical Turn
- 6. A Portrait of the Other: Ethics in the Art Trilogy
- Part Four: Self and Self
- 7. Self as Other: The Double
- 8. Masks and Mirrors: Autobiography in The Untouchable
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.