{"product_id":"9783032341594","title":"Iris Murdoch's East Influence and Reception","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIris Murdoch Today\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIris Murdoch's East\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInfluence and Reception\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRob Hardy | Fiona Tomkinson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first to offer a comprehensive treatment of the theme of Iris Murdoch and ‘the East’.  The book discusses multiple aspects of the influence of Eastern religion, philosophy and literature on Murdoch, and its pervasive presence in her novels, poetry, plays and philosophical writings.  It also offers overviews of the reception of Murdoch in certain Eastern countries (Japan, China and Korea), interpretations of Murdoch’s fiction from a post-colonial viewpoint, and various readings of her work in terms of Eastern philosophies, including Hindu, (neo-) Confucian, Buddhist and Sufi perspectives.   \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection breaks new ground not only in its content but in the fact that there have been no previous book-length works in English on Murdoch which include major contributions by authors from Eastern countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiona Tomkinson is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRob Hardy is Visiting Professor at Henan University, China and Visiting Research Fellow at Chichester University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032341594\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51220647280780,"sku":"9783032341594","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032341594","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}