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Iris Murdoch: Oxford Encounters

Iris Murdoch: Oxford Encounters

5 July 2023By Margaret ThompsonBlog

Encounters with Iris Murdoch in Oxford. What has emerged from most of these memories is how vivid they are and how receptive she was to meeting with ‘ordinary’ people, not necessarily in her academic or literary spheres.

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Just re-read The Black Prince after some decades. Brain full! Wondering if anyone has thoughts on the character of Priscilla and her subplot. I can’t connect her and her story to the bigger story. Thoughts and wisdom appreciated! ... See MoreSee Less
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Hello @everyone! We're coming up to our fiftieth podcast in the series and we need your help. We're looking to answer your questions on Murdoch's fiction, philosophy, plays, poetry, travels, letters - anything Murdoch-related.Leave your question as a comment to this post, or email it to ims@chi.ac.uk, and myself and the episode guests will do our best to answer it. 😄 ... See MoreSee Less

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As a new member, I just wanted to say that I was deeply impressed with both the content and the look and feel of The Iris Murdoch Review, No. 14. I particularly admired Lucy Bolton's rebuttal of Rachel Cusk's take on Murdoch, and Janfarie Skinner's essay on IM and Rachel Trickett. I'm so glad I joined. ... See MoreSee Less
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