Death and the maidens: John Banville’s ekphrastic storyworlds

Neil Murphy

doi:10.4324/9780429424663-10

Death and the maidens: John Banville’s ekphrastic storyworlds

Neil Murphy^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

But did I believe they were dead? In my mind they were held suspended in a vast bright space, upright, their arms linked and their eyes wide open, gazing gravely before them into illimitable depths of light.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Narrating Death
Subtitle of host publication	The Limit of Literature
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	149-160
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9780429755682
ISBN (Print)	9781138360365
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429424663-10
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2018
Externally published	Yes

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