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- This volume, featuring contributions from a number of leading scholars, explores the ways in which the moral positions Iris Murdoch adopts in her philosophy and theology can be aligned with her fiction, demonstrating how Murdoch's work can contribute significantly to discussions about the relationship between literature and morality.
- About the Author: PETER CONRADI Emeritus Professor of English, Kingston University and Honorary Research Fellow, University College, London, UK TAMMY GRIMSHAW Freelance writer ROB HARDY Department of English, Open University, UK SIMON HAINES Professor of English, Chinese University of Hong Kong MARK LUPRECHT Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, English Department, University of Tennessee, USA PRISCILLA MARTIN Tutor, English and Classics, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, UK SCOTT H. MOORE Associate Professor of Philosophy and Great Texts and Director of the Great Texts Program, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA BRAN NICOL Reader in Modern and Contemporary Literature, University of Portsmouth, UK PAMELA OSBORN PhD student, Kingston University, UK WILLIAM SCHWEIKER Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Professor of Theological Ethics and Director of the Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion, University of Chicago, USA FRANCES WHITE Assistant Director of the Centre for Iris Murdoch Studies, Kingston University, UK
- 198 Pages
- Literary Criticism, European
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"This volume, featuring contributions from a number of leading scholars, explores the ways in which the moral positions Iris Murdoch adopts in her philosophy and theology can be aligned with her fiction, demonstrating how Murdoch's work can contribute significantly to discussions about the relationship between literature and morality"--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
This volume, featuring contributions from a number of leading scholars, explores the ways in which the moral positions Iris Murdoch adopts in her philosophy and theology can be aligned with her fiction, demonstrating how Murdoch's work can contribute significantly to discussions about the relationship between literature and morality.Review Quotes
'...this excellent slection of essays would no doubt broaden the readership and would be most welcome in the current economic climate...this collection is both a welcome addition and a necessary marker in contemporary studies of her work.' - Miscelanea
About the Author
PETER CONRADI Emeritus Professor of English, Kingston University and Honorary Research Fellow, University College, London, UK TAMMY GRIMSHAW Freelance writer ROB HARDY Department of English, Open University, UK SIMON HAINES Professor of English, Chinese University of Hong Kong MARK LUPRECHT Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, English Department, University of Tennessee, USA PRISCILLA MARTIN Tutor, English and Classics, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, UK SCOTT H. MOORE Associate Professor of Philosophy and Great Texts and Director of the Great Texts Program, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA BRAN NICOL Reader in Modern and Contemporary Literature, University of Portsmouth, UK PAMELA OSBORN PhD student, Kingston University, UK WILLIAM SCHWEIKER Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Professor of Theological Ethics and Director of the Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion, University of Chicago, USA FRANCES WHITE Assistant Director of the Centre for Iris Murdoch Studies, Kingston University, UKDimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 198
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: European
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Format: Hardcover
Author: Anne Rowe
Language: English
Street Date: January 29, 2010
TCIN: 1000101389
UPC: 9780230224452
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-7095
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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