On the Borders of Literature and Philosophy: Power Relationships in Iris Murdoch's Fiction. – Mgr. Barbora Kašpárková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Barbora Kašpárková, Ph.D.
Doctoral thesis
On the Borders of Literature and Philosophy: Power Relationships in Iris Murdoch's Fiction.
On the Borders of Literature and Philosophy: Power Relationships in Iris Murdoch's Fiction.
Abstract:
Předmětem této disertační práce je vztah mezi životem a dílem anglo-irské autorky a filozofky, Iris Murdochové. Hlavním cílem práce je zjistit, jak propojení literatury a filozofie ovlivnilo vyobrazení vztahů moci v jejích románech. Práce analyzuje, jak důležitou roli hrála její zkušenost intelektuálního formování v mužském univerzitním prostředí Oxfordu a Cambridge v období let čtyřicátých až šedesátých …moreAbstract:
This dissertation discusses the relation of the life and work of Anglo-Irish novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch. Its main goal is to examine how literature and philosophy are interlocked or detached in the way power relations in her novels are fictionalized. It analyses how her personal experience in a predominantly male academic environment of Oxbridge is also portrayed and reflected in her work …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 3. 2. 2022
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/gzmnn/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 16. 6. 2022
- Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.
- Reader: doc. PhDr. Petr Chalupský, Ph.D., Dr. Gillian Dooley
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KAŠPÁRKOVÁ, Barbora. \textit{On the Borders of Literature and Philosophy: Power Relationships in Iris Murdoch's Fiction.}. Online. Doctoral theses, Dissertations. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2022. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/9mp43w/.
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Literatures in English / Literatures in English
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