Description |
1 online resource (vii, 326 pages) |
Contents |
IRIS MURDOCH'S CONTEMPORARY RETRIEVAL OF PLATO: The Influence of an Ancient Philosopher on a Modern Novelist; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Art and Philosophy: Literary Theory; Chapter 2 -- Philosophy and Ethics; Chapter 3 -- Philosophy and Metaphysics; Chapter 4 -- Philosophy and Religion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
This book analyzes the work of Iris Murdoch as a thinker concerned with conceptions of human good in contemporary Western cultures. Until now, Murdoch's contributions to literature and the relationship between her philosophical work and her novels have received little comprehensive examination |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Murdoch, Iris -- Criticism and interpretation
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Plato -- Influence
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SUBJECT |
Murdoch, Iris fast |
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Plato fast |
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Philosophy in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Philosophy in literature
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English.
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Languages & Literatures.
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English Literature.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0773444513 |
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9780773444515 |
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