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Poetry in the Novels of Iris Murdoch
- Philosophy and Literature
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 37, Number 1, April 2013
- pp. 88-101
- 10.1353/phl.2013.0001
- Article
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Whereas the philosophy and novels of Iris Murdoch are discussed widely and thoroughly in academic and popular studies, the poetry in her novels is as yet an underresearched area. This essay offers a first attempt at classifying and interpreting Murdoch's use of poetry in her novels. My analysis shows that this poetry discloses the force of her moral thought. I argue that Murdoch's ambivalent appreciation of T. S. Eliot is a case in point.