DESIRES DEFERRED: HOMOSEXUAL AND QUEER REPRESENTATIONS IN THE NOVELS OF IRIS MURDOCH

Although Iris Murdoch's texts are filled with homosexual characters, her readers quickly realize that her fictional versions of homosexuality are light years removed from any versions of homosexuality in the real world. Even when she writes a fine novel, the reader realizes that Murdoch's...

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Published in:Modern fiction studies 2001-10, Vol.47 (3), p.657-673
Main Author: Hampl, W. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
British & Irish literature
English literature
Female homosexuality
Gay rights
Gays and lesbians
Homosexual relationships
Homosexuality
Irish literature
LGBTQ literature
Literary criticism
Love
Male homosexuality
Men
Murdoch, Iris (1919-1999)
Novels
Queer theology
Reading
Same sex marriage
Sexuality
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Summary:Although Iris Murdoch's texts are filled with homosexual characters, her readers quickly realize that her fictional versions of homosexuality are light years removed from any versions of homosexuality in the real world. Even when she writes a fine novel, the reader realizes that Murdoch's optimism surprisingly arrives after an extensive and observable history of unrealistic treatments of homosexuality.
ISSN:0026-7724
1080-658X
1080-658X
DOI:10.1353/mfs.2001.0060