Essays about: "John Banville"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words John Banville.

  1. 1. Specters of Art: Hauntology and Limitrophy in John Banville's Frames Trilogy

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Astrid Isac; [2023]
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    Abstract : John Banville’s Frames Trilogy, comprising the novels The Book of Evidence (1989), Ghosts (1993) and Athena (1995), presents an account of the ghosts existent in both the reality and art surrounding one’s life. In an intriguing first-person narration, Freddie Montgomery, the protagonist in all the novels, describes spectral apparitions in works of art and is haunted by his violent, ghostly past. READ MORE

  3. 2. Life Review: At Sea in John Banville’s The Sea : An Eriksonian Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Shivaun Lindberg; [2019]
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  4. 3. Embedded Madness: Mad Narrators and Possible Worlds

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Eloise Brason; [2019]
    Keywords : Mad Narrators; Narratology; Postclassical Narratology; Possible Worlds Theory; Fictional Worlds;

    Abstract : Madness has long been a popular theme for literature, featuring as a trope of horror, mystery, tragedy and comedy genres in varying degrees of amplitude. The topic has provided a significant access point for analysing historical, socio-political and cultural issues as it addresses controversial themes of alienation and criminality as well as philosophical theories of perception and consciousness. READ MORE

  5. 4. Memory, Ageing and Narrative Identity in John Banville’s The Sea : A Narratological Approach

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Sonja Böttger; [2018]
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  6. 5. "That Little Box of Light" : The Presence of Photography in John Banville’s Ghosts

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Josefin Ahl; [2016]
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