Listening to Iris Murdoch: Music, Sounds, and Silences

by Gillian Dooley

Book Overview

When we think of Iris Murdoch's relationship with art forms, the visual arts come most readily to mind. However, music and other sounds are equally important. Soundscapes - music and other types of sound - contribute to the richly textured atmosphere and moral tenor of Murdoch's novels. This book will help readers to appreciate anew the sensuous nature of Iris Murdoch's prose, and to listen for all kinds of music, sounds and silences in her novels,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031008626
• ISBN13: 9783031008627
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"