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Iris Murdoch : The Retrospective Fiction - B. Nicol

Iris Murdoch

The Retrospective Fiction

By: B. Nicol

Paperback | 24 August 2004 | Edition Number 2

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Iris Murdoch: The Retrospective Fiction traces the preoccupation in Murdoch's fiction with the way the past makes its mark upon us, haunting us and eluding our attempts to grasp it. This argument was given an extra resonance by the death of Murdoch after Alzheimer's disease in 1999, when the book was first published a curious blurring of life and work typical of the posthumous reassessment of Murdoch. This new edition includes detailed readings of novels not discussed in the original (The Bell, The Sacred and Profane Love Machine, and The Philosopher's Pupil) and includes a new preface, an updated bibliography and three new chapters covering Murdoch's most important and popular novels, considering in more depth her relationship with the dominant literary and intellectual currents of her time. MARKET 1: Postgraduates and scholars of Post-War British Fiction; Literature and Ethics; Philosophy and Literature; Women's Writing; Contemporary Writing; Iris Murdoch devotees MARKET 2: General readers
Industry Reviews

'...lucid, insightful and well-documented.' - David Herman, Modern Fiction Studies



'...[Nicol] offers a fresh and valuable perspective on many of [Murdoch's 'retrospective fictions'] distinctive features...an interesting and lucid book about Murdoch's narrators, a subject that has not had proper attention...' - George Soule, The Iris Murdoch Newsletter



'Nicol's is an important voice in Murdoch criticism, at first glance maverick, but essentially original and challenging, and it is very good to have his study with us, brought up-to-date.' - Peter J. Conradi, author of the acclaimed official biography, Iris Murdoch: A Life

Reviews for the first edition:



'...lucid, insightful and well-documented' - David Herman, Modern Fiction Studies



'...[Nicol] offers a fresh and valuable perspective on many of [Murdoch's 'retrospective fictions'] distinctive features...an interesting and lucid book about Murdoch's narrators, a subject that has not had proper attention...' - George Soule, The Iris Murdoch Newsletter

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