Iris Murdoch: Under The Net (with Miles Leeson)

We're jumping over The Bell for now to land on 'The Nice and The Good', Iris Murdoch's often-overlooked 1968 novel. In many ways, this is an archetypal Murdoch novel, and despite its darkness (including satanic ritual, possible murder and a near-drowning), it's shot through with light. With me to discuss is Paul Hullah, who alongside his poetry and academic work, keeps the Murdochian flame alive in Japan. Enjoy! follow for free at https://theillreadmillennial.substack.com/

Welcome back! In this episode, I chat with Tom Whyman of The University of Liverpool about Murdoch's philosophy and how it relates to her novels (which aren't philosophical novels at all, according to Murdoch herself...)I know nothing about philosophy, but Tom does a great job of introducing some of her key ideas and provides a bit of background to 'Under The Net' and one or two novels we'll be coming to later on. Enjoy! Tom Whyman: https://tomwhyman.com/follow for free at https://theillreadmillennial.substack.com/

Welcome back! In this episode, I chat with Miles Leeson of The University of Chichester (UK) about Iris Murdoch's first novel, 'Under the Net'. We talk about its comedy, how it fit into Murdoch's life, and why it might hit a nerve with slightly aimless 30-somethings... Get in touch! [email protected] for free at https://theillreadmillennial.substack.com/

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