This study provides a broad-based introduction to Iris Murdoch’s fiction which is discussed thematically in terms of her own recurrent interests and recent critical approaches to her work.
This volume is an eclectic mix of essays that reposition Murdoch's work in relation to current debates in philosophy, theology, literature, gender and sexuality, and authorship.
Dividing the county of Hertfordshire into four broad regions—the “champion” countryside in the north, the Chiltern dip slope to the west, the fertile boulder clays of the east, and the unwelcoming Lon
`This is a comprehensive and accessible study, a first-class resource for students, researchers and readers interested in Iris Murdoch's work and literary life.'---Bran Nicol, Reader in English, Unive
Iris Murdoch was an acclaimed novelist and groundbreaking philosopher whose life reflected her unconventional beliefs and values. But what has been missing from biographical accounts has been Murdoch'
This book is about the map of an English county - Hertfordshire - which was published in 1766 by two London map-makers, Andrew Dury and John Andrews.For well over two centuries, from the time of Eliza
Using unpublished archive material, including correspondence and the many annotations Murdoch made to the books held in her Oxford library, this book offers fresh insights into Murdoch's work by placi
"This volume, featuring contributions from a number of leading scholars, explores the ways in which the moral positions Iris Murdoch adopts in her philosophy and theology can be aligned with her ficti
