A Shadow of Truth: Honor Klein in Iris Murdoch’s A Severed Head

Iris Murdoch’s novel A Severed Head (1961) is an example of convoluted relationships that may appear hilarious upon superficial analysis. A close reading, however, reveals the suffering triggered by the behaviour of the central characters. The most mysterious female protagonist, the sexually ambival...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kašpárková Barbora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Charles University 2019-07-01
Series:Prague Journal of English Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/pjes-2019-0002