@article{1447736,
      recid = {1447736},
      author = {Dooley, Gillian,},
      title = {Listening to Iris Murdoch : music, sounds, and silences /},
      publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan,},
      address = {Cham :},
      pages = {1 online resource (248 pages)},
      year = {2022},
      abstract = {"Listening to Iris Murdochs focus on the sonic, which in  literary criticism is often treated like a poor relation to  the visual, is most welcome. Through perceptive close  readings, Gillian Dooley uses the lens of music, sound and  silence to draw out gender, sexuality, Irish politics,  domestic conflict and much more in Murdochs novels. It will  delight Murdoch fans but will also be of great interest to  those who are attentive to sound studies and the  relationship of music to literature." Hazel Smith, Author  of The Contemporary Literature-Music Relationship, Emeritus  Professor, Writing and Society Research Centre, Western  Sydney University "In this sensitive and insightful  analysis of music and Iris Murdoch, Gillian Dooley  certainly broadens the field of Murdoch scholarship but  also demonstrates the rich and beautiful possibilities when  one opens one's eyes, heart, mind and ears to the lyricism,  musicality, and silences in Murdoch's work." Lucy Bolton,  author of Contemporary Cinema and the Philosophy of Iris  Murdoch (2019) When we think of Iris Murdochs relationship  with art forms, the visual arts come most readily to mind.  However, music and other sounds are equally important.  Soundscapes music and other types of sound contribute to  the richly textured atmosphere and moral tenor of Murdochs  novels. This book will help readers to appreciate anew the  sensuous nature of Iris Murdochs prose, and to listen for  all kinds of music, sounds and silences in her novels,  opening up a new sub-field in Murdoch studies in line with  the emerging field of Word and Music Studies. This study is  supported by close readings of selected novels exemplifying  the subtle variety of ways she deploys music, sounds and  silence in her fiction. It also covers Murdochs knowledge  of music and her allusions to music throughout her work,  and includes a survey of musical settings of her words by  various composers},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1447736},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00860-3},
}