Frances White

Join Gillian Dooley, Jan Skinner, and Frances White as they explore the influence of Jane Austen, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolf on Iris Murdoch's thought and writing. Topics covered include the connections between Austen and Murdoch, Murdoch's changing views on Woolf, consciousness and morality in their works, the theme of death and grief, Murdoch's engagement with fiction as a philosopher, and recommendations of Murdoch's novels.