Iris Murdoch
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| + | "[[Tolstoy]] who said that art was an expression of the religious perception of the age was nearer the truth than [[Kant]] who saw it as the imagination in a frolic with the understanding. The connection between art and the moral life has languished because we are losing our sense of form and structure in the moral world itself.--"[[Against Dryness]]" (1961) by Iris Murdoch | ||
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| - | '''Dame Jean Iris Murdoch''' ([[July 15]], [[1919]] – [[February 8]], [[1999]]) was a Dublin-born writer and [[Philosophy|philosopher]], best known for her [[novel]]s, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving [[Ethics|ethical]] or [[sexual]] themes. Her first ''[[Under the Net]]'' was selected as one of the [[100 best English-language novel]]s of the [[20th century]]. Many of Murdoch's twenty-six novels present the horrors of modern [[egomania]]. {{GFDL}} | + | '''Iris Murdoch''' (1919 – 1999) was [[British novelist]] and [[philosopher]]. |
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| + | Murdoch is best known for her novels about [[good and evil]], [[sexual relationships]], [[morality]], and the [[unconscious mind|power of the unconscious]]. | ||
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| + | Her first published novel, ''[[Under the Net]]'' (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of [[Modern Library 100 Best Novels|Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century]]. Her 1978 novel ''[[The Sea, the Sea]]'' won the [[Booker Prize]]. | ||
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| + | Her other books include ''[[The Bell (novel)|The Bell]]'' (1958), ''[[A Severed Head]]'' (1961), ''[[The Red and the Green]]'' (1965), ''[[The Nice and the Good]]'' (1968), ''[[The Black Prince (novel)|The Black Prince]]'' (1973), ''[[Henry and Cato]]'' (1976), ''[[The Philosopher's Pupil]]'' (1983), ''[[The Good Apprentice]]'' (1985), ''[[The Book and the Brotherhood]]'' (1987), ''[[The Message to the Planet]]'' (1989), and ''[[The Green Knight (novel)|The Green Knight]]'' (1993). | ||
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Iris Murdoch (1919 – 1999) was British novelist and philosopher.
Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious.
Her first published novel, Under the Net (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Her 1978 novel The Sea, the Sea won the Booker Prize.
Her other books include The Bell (1958), A Severed Head (1961), The Red and the Green (1965), The Nice and the Good (1968), The Black Prince (1973), Henry and Cato (1976), The Philosopher's Pupil (1983), The Good Apprentice (1985), The Book and the Brotherhood (1987), The Message to the Planet (1989), and The Green Knight (1993).
