A Dictionary of Symbols (Second Edition)

Cirlot, J. E.

ISBN 10: 0415036496 / ISBN 13: 9780415036498

Published by Routledge, London, 2001

About this Item

lv+419pp., Pictorial illustrated covers, translated from the Spanish by Jack Sage, foreword by Herbert Read, b/w plts. & illust., text ills., diags., dictionary A-Z, bibliog., index. Symbolism was an essential part of ancient art of the Orient and of the medieval tradition in the west. It has been revived in the study of the unconscious, both directly in the field of dreams, visions and psychoanalysis, and indirectly in art and poetry. The basic aim of this work is to create a 'centre' of general reference for symbological studies by clarifying the unvarying essential meaning of every symbol. Size: Thick Octavo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dictionary of Symbols (Second Edition)
• Publisher: Routledge, London
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415036496
• ISBN 13: 9780415036498
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reprinted.
• Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

The unvarying essential meanings of around 1,000 symbols and symbolic themes commonly found in the art, literature and thought of all cultures through the ages are clarified.

Review

`Images and their significance defined in a remarkable reference work.' - Linda O'Callaghan, Sunday Telegraph

`The author's erudition shines through the several hundred items in the dictionary, many of them scholarly essays in their own right. A volume for browsing and learning.' - Psychological Medicine