Iris Murdoch
Poems from an Attic : Selected Poems, 1936-95 Hardback Book
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...Without surpriseI see him now in evil company.A wicked face but oh those eyes could charm Heart, sudden heart, dont beat me to my knees.Long hidden in an attic, vivid and revelatory poems shine a new light on the life and loves of Iris Murdoch.As seen in the GuardianWith an introduction by Bookershortlisted author Sarah Hall, and an essay from the editors.In the dusty attic of Iris Murdochs Oxford home lay a battered, black chest. In 2016, when the chest was finally opened, Murdochs life in poems was revealed.Renowned for her fiercely intelligent novels and groundbreaking philosophy, Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. Yet she is also known for her equally radical life intense friendships, relationships with both men and women, and an open marriage about which much has, often controversially, been written. Now, her tightly wrought and vivid poems reveal a new, deeply personal account in Murdochs own voice. They range over the preoccupations closest to her heart, from the state of Ireland to memories of a first love lost in the Second World War.Murdoch kept her poems private or addressed them to specific individuals. This did not affect the attention she paid to her craft. Always obsessed with poetry, her technical skill is clear even in the musicality of the early pieces, maturing in the extraordinary, impassioned cycle Conversations with a Prince and in the liberation of free verse.Above all, these are masterful poems about love there is...
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...Without surpriseI see him now in evil company.A wicked face but oh those eyes could charm Heart, sudden heart, dont beat me to my knees.Long hidden in an attic, vivid and revelatory poems shine a new light on the life and loves of Iris Murdoch.As seen in the GuardianWith an introduction by Bookershortlisted author Sarah Hall, and an essay from the editors.In the dusty attic of Iris Murdochs Oxford home lay a battered, black chest. In 2016, when the chest was finally opened, Murdochs life in poems was revealed.Renowned for her fiercely intelligent novels and groundbreaking philosophy, Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. Yet she is also known for her equally radical life intense friendships, relationships with both men and women, and an open marriage about which much has, often controversially, been written. Now, her tightly wrought and vivid poems reveal a new, deeply personal account in Murdochs own voice. They range over the preoccupations closest to her heart, from the state of Ireland to memories of a first love lost in the Second World War.Murdoch kept her poems private or addressed them to specific individuals. This did not affect the attention she paid to her craft. Always obsessed with poetry, her technical skill is clear even in the musicality of the early pieces, maturing in the extraordinary, impassioned cycle Conversations with a Prince and in the liberation of free verse.Above all, these are masterful poems about love there is...
Binding: Hardback;208 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: DC; Weight: 422 g; Dimensions: 224 x 144 x 24
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