Book description
In Vintage Living Texts, teachers, students and any lover of literature
will find the essential guide to the major works of Iris Murdoch. Iris
Murdoch's themes, genre and narrative techniques are put under scrutiny
and the emphasis is on providing a rich source of ideas for intelligent
and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Amongst many other
features you'll find inspirational reading plans and contextual
material, suggested complementary and comparative reading and an
indispensable glossary. Featured texts: The Black Prince, The Sea, The
Sea, The Bell'I didn't realise just how good the series was until I
started working closely with it. The questions are so thoughtful and
probing-the texts really do occupy their own niche between guides purely
for teachers and the ubiquitous student crib, and are much better than
either' Head of English, Newington College, Australia The Series
Editors of Vintage Living Texts have, between them, more than thirty
years teaching experience at senior school and undergraduate level.
