t will be showing how Banville is one of the distinctive writers who is immersed in the depth of his country and is willing to represent the universal feature through his viewpoint and experience.
             Ireland had a close relation-ship with England for a very long period of time. It actually started during the twelfth century through an invasion by the Anglo-Normans. After the Norman's invasion Ireland's relation with its neighbours was weak, until the Tudor period to whom Ireland was of great importance. The Tudor had their fears of the Catholic Europe, and Ireland seemed to be their protection. Starting from this point, England began to have the upper hand on every thing in Ireland. In the introduction of Ancestral Voices, by Otto Rauchbauer he describes the state in Ireland:
             The main part of Ireland was characterised by a feudal system, which meant that the land owning Protestant Ascendancy consisting of aristocrats and gen
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