![]() ![]() Interpretation of any text is limited by the reader’s encyclopedia of personal knowledge and experience, but opportunities for interpretation of Possession are virtually unlimited because Byatt builds her house of mirrors on an ethereal foundation of archetypal symbols that abide in the collective unconscious, symbols any reader can decode and assimilate at some level. Each reflection reveals a new entrance, an alternate path that unmasks a deeper, more profound level of meaning. Once inside, a reader is assailed by images that echo and mutate like the reflections in a house of mirrors. Byatt’s Possession: A Romance is a text that can be entered through many doors. ![]()
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