1st Edition

Iris Murdoch Work for the Spirit

By Elizabeth Dipple Copyright 1982
370 Pages
by Routledge

370 Pages
by Routledge

370 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1982, this brilliant study provides a perceptive and up-to-date assessment of the novels of Iris Murdoch, up to and including Nuns and Soldiers , published in 1980. The Fire and the Sun , her book on Plato, is also considered in depth. It is not a critical biography, but rather shows how massive Murdoch’s literary career was at the time and what her contribution has been... Read more

Preface.  Acknowledgements.  1. An Introduction to Murdoch’s Work  2. Reality and Realism  3. Unconscious Good and the Success of Evil  4. Art and Theory  5. Establishing the Style  6. Pilgrim’s Progress  7. The Mediocre Life  8. Circularity versus Progress in the Religious Life  9. The Dangerous Road  10. The New Murdoch.  Bibliography.  Index to Works by Iris Murdoch.  Name Index.

Biography

Elizabeth Dipple