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Listening to Iris Murdoch: Music, Sounds, and Silences

  • Gillian Dooley

Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

Abstract

Explores sound and silence in the novels of Iris Murdoch.
Opens a new sub-field in Murdoch studies, in line with the emerging field of Word and Music Studies.
Uses close readings of selected novels to explore ways Murdoch deploys music, sounds, and silence in her fiction.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Number of pages241
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-00860-3
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-00859-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameIris Murdoch Today
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISSN (Print)2731-331X
ISSN (Electronic)2731-3328

Keywords

  • Iris Murdoch
  • Music in fiction
  • sound effects in fiction
  • poetics
  • silence in literature
  • aesthetics
  • literary world-sounds

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  • Iris Murdoch: Music, Sounds and Silences

    Dooley, G., 6 Jun 2022, 1 p. Iris Murdoch Society, UK.

    Research output: Other contribution

    Open Access
  • Iris Murdoch, Music and Singing podcast

    Leeson, M. (Producer), Dooley, G. & Svenneby, E., 5 Mar 2021

    Research output: Non-textual formFilm, Digital Media or Visual Output

    Open Access
  • Words and Music for Iris

    Dooley, G. M. & Knight, A. (Performer), 13 Mar 2020

    Research output: Non-textual formOther

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