[Chalupský, Petr. A horror and a beauty: the world of Peter Ackroyd's London novels]

Romantic Love, Gender Imbalance and Feminist Readings in Iris Murdoch’s The Sea, The Sea

“…The central role that philosophy plays in Murdoch's fiction is particularly noticeable when it comes to the construction of characters who, according to Milada Franková, represent 'conscious, serious studies in their own right'. 62 The Sea, The Sea reveals a constant dialogue between Murdoch's philosophical influences and the elaboration of her own concepts and theories, which is not surprising, as 'Iris Murdoch comes to literature as a philosopher; her own novels reflect her philosophical interests and her general statements about the novel connect it, not with literary tradition, but with the history of philosophy'. 63 Reminiscences of the cave myth surface when Arrowby refers to his new home as a cave where he is trapped by a world of shadows and illusions that isolate him from the outside reality.…”

Romantic Love, Gender Imbalance and Feminist Readings in Iris Murdoch’s The Sea, The Sea

“…The central role that philosophy plays in Murdoch's fiction is particularly noticeable when it comes to the construction of characters who, according to Milada Franková, represent 'conscious, serious studies in their own right'. 62 The Sea, The Sea reveals a constant dialogue between Murdoch's philosophical influences and the elaboration of her own concepts and theories, which is not surprising, as 'Iris Murdoch comes to literature as a philosopher; her own novels reflect her philosophical interests and her general statements about the novel connect it, not with literary tradition, but with the history of philosophy'. 63 Reminiscences of the cave myth surface when Arrowby refers to his new home as a cave where he is trapped by a world of shadows and illusions that isolate him from the outside reality.…”