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Iris Murdoch

By Miles Leeson

Iris Murdoch Contemporary literature

Iris Murdoch

By Miles Leeson

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This book provides a concise and highly readable reassessment of Iris Murdoch's engagement with philosophy throughout her life and proposes that she was, most importantly, a philosophical novelist. By investigating her use of philosophical argument in her fictional writing, it becomes clear that her narratives always depend upon a strong metaphysical underpinning. Leeson proceeds thematically through the philosophical phases of Murdoch's life and develops a clear argument that Murdoch reacts against the philosophies of Sartre, Plato, Nietzsche and Heidegger not only in her philosophical writings but also in her fiction. Indeed, it is in her fiction that her philosophical argument is most persuasive and accessible. This timely study provides new information regarding Murdoch's engagement with Martin Heidegger and also provides a detailed critique of critics who have overlooked Murdoch's engagement with philosophy within her fiction.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
170
Release Date:
2011-10-27
Publication Date:
2011-10-27
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1441110224
ISBN13:
9781441110220
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
269 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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