IRIS MURDOCH'S PEOPLE
The complete A to Z of the characters in Iris Murdoch's literary works.
"To know Murdoch's characters is also to know something of Iris Murdoch herself." Dr Anne Rowe
About This Book
What is this book?
Iris Murdoch's people remain the key element of her fiction. This book includes a complete alphabetical list of them and sets them into the context of the places they inhabit, the beliefs that inform them and the many works of literature and art that illuminate their lives. It includes lists of the various small details of those lives, the pubs they visit and what they drink, the newspapers they read, their cars and cats and dogs. There are also details of the other people, historical, fictional and mythological, mentioned or referred to in her books, as they affect the lives of her characters.
This book will enable the casual reader or the enthusiast to place her characters in context and I hope encourage them to read more of Iris Murdoch's novels.
Who is this book for?
Iris Murdoch's People A to Z will appeal to the many readers and fans of Iris Murdoch's novels and will introduce them to a new way of framing her many characters within the contexts of their own lives and within the wider world of the rest of her oeuvre.
This is a major new tool for research into the literary works of Iris Murdoch and the first comprehensive reference book of its kind to include her twenty-six novels, her one published short story and her plays. The A to Z is a handbook for teachers and students, academics and critics.