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Modern Novelists: Episode 3: Iris Murdoch

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Episode 3: Iris Murdoch

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Iris Murdoch talks in depth about character and plot with Frank Kermode. (1965)

Iris Murdoch talks to Frank Kermode about the conflict that every writer must negotiate between creating artistic form and allowing the characters to develop freely. (1965)

In this interview, especially made for sixth-form students, Iris Murdoch talks to Frank Kermode about the conflict that every writer must negotiate between creating artistic form and allowing the characters to develop freely. Kermode, a literary critic, also leads Murdoch into a close reading of her 1962 novel An Unofficial Rose, where she resists many of his attempts to see patterns and themes in the book rather than a plot that evolves through character development.

Frank Kermode hosts a series of conversations with some of the eminent writers of the day.

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For Sixth Forms: Modern Novelists: 3: Iris Murdoch, Author of An Unofficial Rose

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