Iris Murdoch and Her Work Critical Essays [Paperback]

Mustafa Kirca holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, where he has been teaching courses in English language and literature. Sule Okuroglu teaches at Middle East Technical University in Ankara.This book explores different aspects of Murdoch's work including her philosophy and fiction, focusing on a wide variety of issues ranging from reading "Murdoch as a fabulator" to the central role Murdoch plays in the "ethical turn." Approaching Murdoch's work from multiple perspectives, this book is of interest for Murdoch scholars, literature and philosophy students, as well as for general readers.[...] the two essays with which the anthology opens (by Nicol and White) are important markers in the current state of Murdoch studies. Their inclusion makes a noteworthy contribution to contemporary Murdoch scholarship and suggests this volume as essential reading for new students of Murdoch seeking to understand her place in current intellectual and literary debate. The volume adds to established areas of research and also points to relatively new terrain; Murdoch's interest in Buddhism and Indian literature, her influence on other writers and theoreticians and her literary relationships with contemporaries represent just a few of the many rich and exciting areas awaiting scholarly attention.Acknowledgements
Introduction: Reading Iris Murdoch and Her Work, by Mustafa K1rca and ^ule Okurolu
1. Postmodern Murdoch, by Bran Nicol
2. 'Art is for life's sake … or else it is worthless': The Innovatory Influence of Iris Murdoch, by Frances White
3. Iris Murdoch as an Anglo-Irish Novelist, by A. Clare Brandabur
4. Female Subversions of Male Power in A Severed Head and The Time of the Angels, by Gillian M. E. Alban
5. Intertextuality in The Green Knight, by Fiona Tomkinson
6. The Flâneur in Under the Net, by Mukadder Eló!