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Iris Murdoch, A Writer at War : Letters and Diaries, 1939-1945

By Peter J. Conradi

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2011
ISBN
9780199830657, 0199830657, 9781283099172, 1283099179, 0199756031, 978-0-19-975603-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1600685 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
304\304
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
Literature.

Description

These never before published writings comprise Iris Murdoch's passionate wartime correspondence with two early intimates: the poet Frank Thompson, brother of the historian E.P. Thompson, who was killed in 1944, and David Hicks, with whom she had a dramatic affair, engagement, and breakup. It also includes the journal that Murdoch kept as a touring actress during August of 1939. The selection sheds new light on a brilliant young mind ("sharp and polished as a sword" as Frances Wilson describes it), while painting a vivid picture of life during the Second World War. Content: COVER CONTENTS GENERAL INRODUCTION & CAST-LISTS I: COUNTDOWN TO A WAR Introduction The Magpie Players -- 1939 II: WRITING TO FRANK THOMPSON Introduction Frank -- 1940-44 III: WRITING TO DAVID HICKS Introduction David -- 1938-46 Postscript.

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