Iris Murdoch
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0746312164 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Finally, an assessment of the extent to which cultural, political and personal issues seep into the fiction is made with special reference to recently acquired letters to many friends and fellow philosophers.. An overview of current Murdoch scholarship, including an appraisal of biographical texts and memoirs, is followed by two chapters which explain first the ways in which Murdoch’s moral philosophy interacts with her novels and then her ‘neo-theology’, which answers her fears about the loss of faith in the twentieth century. A short chapter on Murdoch’s Irishness that questions her status as an ‘Irish’ writer follows. A section on Murdoch’s experimentation with form explores her use of a variety of genres and assesses how her lifelong interest in painting, drama and poetry affects the form of her fiction. This study provides a broad-based introduction to Iris Murdoch’s fiction which is discussed the
. She is a freelance landscape historian who has coordinated research for the Hertfordshire Gardens Trust since 1998 and lectures in landscape history. About the Author Dr Anne Rowe is Reader in English Literature and Director of the Centre of Iris Murdoch Studies at Kingston University
Dr Anne Rowe is Reader in English Literature and Director of the Centre of Iris Murdoch Studies at Kingston University. . She is a freelance landscape historian who has coordinated research for the Hertfordshire Gardens Trust since 1998 and lectures in landscape history