The Black PrinceIntroduction by Martha C. Nussbaum
THE BLACK PRINCE
Editor's Foreword
Bradley Pearson's Foreword
Bradley Pearson's Story
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Postscript by Bradley Pearson
Four Postscripts by Dramatis Personae
Editor's Postscript
Dame Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) was one of the most
acclaimed British writers of the twentieth century. Very prolific,
she wrote twenty-six novels, four books of philosophy, five plays,
a volume of poetry, a libretto, and numerous essays before
developing Alzheimer's disease in the mid-1990s. Her novels have
won many prizes: the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The
Black Prince, the Whitbread Literary Award for Fiction for The
Sacred and Profane Love Machine, and the Booker Prize for The
Sea, The Sea. She herself was also the recipient of many esteemed
awards: Dame of the Order of the British Empire, the Royal Society
of Literature's Companion of Literature award, and the National
Arts Club's (New York) Medal of Honor for Literature. In 2008, she
was named one of the Times' (London) 50 greatest British writers
since 1945.
Martha C. Nussbaum, one of America’s most prominent
philosophers and public intellectuals, is a professor of classics
and law at the University of Chicago.
"One of her best . . . She offers an unusual compound of pleasures:
ingenious storytelling, elegant design, the provocations of myth
and philosophy." —Lawrence Graver, The New York Times
"An entertainment, but also a profoundly great work of art . . .
It’s hard to keep my enthusiasm for it quiet—it’s such a delightful
and deep book at the same time." ―John Williams, The New York Times
Book Review (podcast)
"The most self-revelatory . . . of all her dark comedies." —The
Guardian
"[A] marvelous, heroic novel [and] a gloriously rich tale." —The
Times (London)
"A source of wonder and delight . . . No summary can do justice to
the rich intricacy of character and incident with which Miss
Murdoch crowds every page." —Spectator
"This is great Murdoch . . . Her humour is all the more achingly
funny because she keeps it on the edge of our vision." —The Daily
Mail
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