Cargando…
Iris Murdoch : philosophical novelist /
This book provides a concise and highly readable reassessment of Iris Murdoch''s engagement with philosophy throughout her life and proposes that she was, most importantly, a philosophical novelist. By investigating her use of philosophical argument in her fictional writing, it becomes cle...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
London, England ; New York :
Continuum,
2010.
|
| Colección: | Continuum literary studies.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book provides a concise and highly readable reassessment of Iris Murdoch''s engagement with philosophy throughout her life and proposes that she was, most importantly, a philosophical novelist. By investigating her use of philosophical argument in her fictional writing, it becomes clear that her narratives always depend upon a strong metaphysical underpinning. Leeson proceeds thematically through the philosophical phases of Murdoch''s life and develops a clear argument that Murdoch reacts against the philosophies of Sartre, Plato, Nietzsche and Heidegger not only in her philosophical wri. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (170 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441179043 1441179046 1306847419 9781306847414 9781472542496 1472542495 0826443702 9780826443700 1441110224 9781441110220 9781441127631 1441127631 |