Calendar of
literature sessions
Image: Jeremy Peters, Newnham College
2025 Summer Course
The Poetry of Iris Murdoch
Join us for a one-off lecture and discussion of the poetry of Iris Murdoch Miles Leeson, who has just co-edited a new Selected Poems 1936-95 of Iris Murdoch.
Available from:
Bookshop.org.uk: in the UK.
Iris Murdoch and Marriage Lecture 1
Lecture 1 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Marriage with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, January-March 2027.
Set reading:
• The Sandcastle
• A Severed Head
• A Fairly Honourable Defeat
• The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
• The Book and the Brotherhood
Iris Murdoch and Marriage Lecture 2
Lecture 2 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Marriage with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, January-March 2027.
Set reading:
• The Sandcastle
• A Severed Head
• A Fairly Honourable Defeat
• The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
• The Book and the Brotherhood
Iris Murdoch and Marriage Lecture 3
Lecture 3 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Marriage with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, January-March 2027.
Set reading:
• The Sandcastle
• A Severed Head
• A Fairly Honourable Defeat
• The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
• The Book and the Brotherhood
Iris Murdoch and Marriage Lecture 4
Lecture 4 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Marriage with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, January-March 2027.
Set reading:
• The Sandcastle
• A Severed Head
• A Fairly Honourable Defeat
• The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
• The Book and the Brotherhood
Iris Murdoch and Marriage Lecture 5
Lecture 5 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Marriage with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, January-March 2027.
Set reading:
• The Sandcastle
• A Severed Head
• A Fairly Honourable Defeat
• The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
• The Book and the Brotherhood
Iris Murdoch and the natural world. Lecture 5
Lecture 5 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and the Natural World with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, March - May 2026.
Set reading:
The Unicorn
The Sea, The Sea
Nuns and Soldiers
The Good Apprentice
The Message to the Planet
Iris Murdoch and the natural world. Lecture 4
Lecture 4 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and the Natural World with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, March - May 2026.
Set reading:
The Unicorn
The Sea, The Sea
Nuns and Soldiers
The Good Apprentice
The Message to the Planet
Iris Murdoch and the natural world. Lecture 3
Lecture 3 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and the Natural World with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, March - May 2026.
Set reading:
The Unicorn
The Sea, The Sea
Nuns and Soldiers
The Good Apprentice
The Message to the Planet
Iris Murdoch and the natural world. Lecture 2
Lecture 2 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and the Natural World with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, March - May 2026.
Set reading:
The Unicorn
The Sea, The Sea
Nuns and Soldiers
The Good Apprentice
The Message to the Planet
Iris Murdoch and the natural world. Lecture 1
Lecture 1 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and the Natural World with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch, March - May 2026.
We will study:
The Unicorn
The Sea, The Sea
Nuns and Soldiers
The Good Apprentice
The Message to the Planet
Iris Murdoch and Art Course. Lecture 5
Lecture 5 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Art with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch:
The Bell (1958)
An Unofficial Rose (1962)
The Nice and the Good (1968)
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (1974)
The Green Knight (1993)
Iris Murdoch and Art Course. Lecture 4
Lecture 4 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Art with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch:
The Bell (1958)
An Unofficial Rose (1962)
The Nice and the Good (1968)
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (1974)
The Green Knight (1993)
Iris Murdoch and Art Course. Lecture 3
Lecture 3 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Art with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch:
The Bell (1958)
An Unofficial Rose (1962)
The Nice and the Good (1968)
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (1974)
The Green Knight (1993)
Iris Murdoch and Art Course. Lecture 2
Lecture 2 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Art with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch:
The Bell (1958)
An Unofficial Rose (1962)
The Nice and the Good (1968)
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (1974)
The Green Knight (1993)
Iris Murdoch and Art Course. Lecture 1
Lecture 1 of 5 on Iris Murdoch and Art with Miles Leeson. We study five great novels by Murdoch:
The Bell (1958)
An Unofficial Rose (1962)
The Nice and the Good (1968)
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (1974)
The Green Knight (1993)