Iris Murdoch

by Spear, Hilda D.

• ISBN13: 9781403987105
• ISBN10: 1403987106
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-23
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Iris Murdoch produced twenty-six novels in forty years. The last of these, Jackson's Dilemma, was published in 1995, four years before her death. Murdoch's interest in moral problems inclined her towards what could be seen as an unusual view of human character and human life, leading her to create bizarre situations and offer unsettling solutions which frequently challenge and intrigue the reader.

Author Biography

HILDA D. SPEAR is an Honorary Research Fellow of Dundee University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
List of Abbreviations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Early Novels	p. 20
Under the Net
The Flight from the Enchanter
The Sandcastle
The Bell
The Romantic Phase	p. 37
A Severed Head
An Unofficial Rose
The Unicorn
The Italian Girl
The Red and the Green
Conflicts of Good and Evil	p. 55
The Time of the Angels
The Nice and the Good
Bruno's Dream
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
An Accidental Man
Metaphors for Life	p. 74
The Black Prince
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
A Word Child
Henry and Cato
The Mystic Novels	p. 92
The Sea, The Sea
Nuns and Soldiers
The Philosopher's Pupil
The Good Apprentice
The Book and the Brotherhood
The Message to the Planet
Myth, Magic and Mystery	p. 112
Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals
The Green Knight
Jackson's Dilemma
Conclusion	p. 129
Notes	p. 140
Select Bibliography	p. 144
Index	p. 147
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