Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch, DBE , fue una escritora y filósofa irlandesa, más conocida por sus novelas, en las que combina una rica caracterización con animados argumentos, incluyendo, por lo general, temas de índole moral o sexual.[1][2]
Su primera novela que se editó, Bajo la red , fue seleccionada en 2001 por la editorial Modern Library como una de las 100 mejores novelas en lengua inglesa del siglo XX.[3] En el 2005, la novela fue elegida por la revista TIME como una de las cien mejores novelas en inglés de 1923 hasta aquella fecha.[4]
En 1987, fue nombrada Dama Comandante de la Orden del Imperio Británico . Wikipedia
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Iris Murdoch libro A Severed Head
A Severed Head
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Iris Murdoch libro Henry and Cato
Henry and Cato
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Iris Murdoch libro Henry and Cato
Henry and Cato
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Iris Murdoch libro A Severed Head
A Severed Head
Iris Murdoch libro A Severed Head
A Severed Head
Iris Murdoch libro Henry and Cato
Henry and Cato
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
“We can only learn to love by loving.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Bell
The Bell (1958), ch. 19; 2001, p. 219.
Iris Murdoch libro A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat (1970); 2001, p. 170.
“Almost anything that consoles us is a fake.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Sovereignty of Good
The Sovereignty of Good (1970) p. 59.
Iris Murdoch libro The Philosopher's Pupil
The Philosopher's Pupil (1983) p. 76.
Contexto: The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick or a self-destroying or even murderous obsession. Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.
Iris Murdoch libro The Black Prince
The Black Prince (1973); 2003, p. 10.
“Of course reading and thinking are important but, my God, food is important too.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Sea, the Sea
Fuente: The Sea, the Sea
“Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Black Prince
Fuente: The Black Prince
Iris Murdoch libro The Nice and the Good
The Nice and the Good (1968), ch. 22.
"The Sublime and the Good", in the Chicago Review, Vol. 13 Issue 3 (Autumn 1959) p. 51.
Fuente: Existentialists and Mystics Writings on Philosophy and Literature
Iris Murdoch libro The Red and the Green
The Red and the Green (1965), ch. 2, p. 30.
“One should go easy on smashing other people's lies. Better to concentrate on one's own.”
Iris Murdoch libro Henry and Cato
Fuente: Henry and Cato
Iris Murdoch libro The Sea, the Sea
Fuente: The Sea, the Sea
Iris Murdoch libro The Message to the Planet
The Message to the Planet (1989) p. 509.
Iris Murdoch libro The Red and the Green
Fuente: The Red and the Green
Iris Murdoch libro The Sea, the Sea
Fuente: The Sea, the Sea
“We defend ourselves with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.”
Iris Murdoch libro The Black Prince
Fuente: The Black Prince