Iris Murdoch: The Saint and the Artist (Studies in 20th Century Literature) - Softcover

Conradi, Peter J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333466756 ISBN 13: 9780333466759

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1988

Synopsis

In this first major study of Iris Mudoch's fiction by a British critic for twenty years, Peter Conradi argues that the zest and buoyant high spirits of Murdoch's early work have given way to a more deeply and darkly comic achievement in the novels of the 1970s and 1980s. The novels are read as serious entertainments, and as important fictions in the Anglo-Russian tradition, and not as disguised philosophy. For this second edition Dr Conradi has added a chapter on the most recent fiction - The Good Apprentice and The Book and the Brotherhood, and relates her work to that of Dostoevsky.

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Synopsis:

In this revised study of Iris Murdoch's fiction, the author argues that her spirited earlier work gave way to a deeper more comic style in the 1970s and 80s. He regards her novels as being serious entertainment and as important fictions in the Anglo-Russian tradition, not as disguised philosophy. For this second edition, Dr Conradi has added a chapter on her most recent fiction "The Good Apprentice" and "The Book and the Brotherhood" and relates her work to that of Dostoevsky. The author has published articles on John Fowles and Dostoevsky.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0333466756
• ISBN 13: 9780333466759
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 346