The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols (Dictionary, Penguin) Paperback – 26 Sept. 1996

Information in this book is super interesting. It includes symbolic info about colours, numbers, animals, and many other stuff.

One to have handy if you're interested in this sort of thing

I have just purchased the dictionary of symbols as a reference tool for my English Literature Degree, helping me understand literary analogies, allegories and some allusions (such as mythology) and for use as assignment quotes.So far it has been fantastic for quotes as it is surprisingly hard to find academically acclaimed guides to symbolism via online searches... believe me I've tried!OK.. so it doesn't have pictures, you really don't need them, and all entries are alphabetically listed so really easy to find what you need. It spans many different subjects and cultures for its references, and is really interesting (I have found myself reading articles I didn't need to). Some entries are short and concise as they don't have many different meanings, however others such as serpents have an longer entry looking at a wealth of meanings including biblical and psychological.Maybe not for everyone, but I honestly don't know how I have coped without this book.

As expected

The ultimate reference book. You can't say you actually love it but it is wonderful.

Good dictionary of symbols but no illustrations. Disappointed

It's a very interesting book particularly useful for scholars who believe in the Jungian criticism in literature

everything fine with the order, thanks