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Philosophy

The Sea, the Sea

by Iris Murdoch · 1984

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Philosophy
Key Insights · 12 min

The Sea, the Sea

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Retiring to the Rocks

Key Insight 1: Hartley (Mary Hartley Fitch)

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 2: Peregrine Arbelow

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 3: Mrs Chorney (symbolic/absent)

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 4: Retrospective Diary Form & Unreliable Narration

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 5: Letters Within the Narrative

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 6: Metaphor and Hallucination

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 7: Shakespearean and Mythical Allusions

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 8: Ensemble Cast and Crowded Scenes

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 9: Doubling and Psychoanalytic Projection

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 10: Ambiguous Resolutions & Open Endings

This insight from The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

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