Beyond Sovereignty: Reconsidering the Sea in Iris Murdoch’s the Sea, the Sea

The Explicator 2026

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Authors: Jinghui Zhang, Yingying Li
DOI: 10.1080/00144940.2026.2618603
Cited by: 0
References: 2

Abstract

Iris Murdoch’s Booker Prize-winning novel The Sea, The Sea (1978) is the self-told story of Charles Arrowby, a retired theater director who retreats to a coastal house called Shruff End to seek pea...

Fields of Study & Subjects

Philosophy and Literary Analysis American and British Literature Analysis Literature: history themes analysis

Publication details

Journal / source
The Explicator
Volume
84
Issue
2
Pages
304–311
Publication date
20 January 2026
Language
EN