Iris Murdoch

List of contents

General Editor’s Preface. Acknowledgements. A Note on the Texts. 1. Introduction 2. Under the Net to The Bell 3. A Severed Head to The Time of the Angels 4. The Nice and the Good to A Word Child 5. Henry and Cato to The Philosopher’s Pupil. Notes. Bibliography.

About the author

Todd, Richard

Summary

First published in 1984, Iris Murdoch, widely regarded as one of the major British novelists of her generation. In this study, the author systematically surveys all her fiction to date, and attempts to show how her fundamental theme, the interplay between the roles of artist and saint, is developed and expressed in her fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Todd Richard, Richard Todd
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780367340230
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34023-0
• No. of pages: 110
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Modern Fiction
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000