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Under the Net, the Glossary

Under the Net is a 1954 novel by Iris Murdoch.^[1]

24 relations: Abstraction, Bastille Day, Chatto & Windus, Dennis Wrong, Epigraph (literature), Generalization, Iris Murdoch, John Dryden, London Review of Books, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Michael Wood (literary scholar), Modern Library, Murphy (novel), Peter J. Conradi, Picaresque novel, Prix Goncourt, Raymond Queneau, Samuel Beckett, The Pilgrim (play), Theory, Time (magazine), Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Transaction Publishers, Yorick Smythies.
1954 British novels
1954 debut novels
Novels by Iris Murdoch

Abstraction

Abstraction is a process wherein general rules and concepts are derived from the usage and classification of specific examples, literal (real or concrete) signifiers, first principles, or other methods.

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Bastille Day

Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year.

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Chatto & Windus

Chatto & Windus is an imprint of Penguin Random House that was formerly an independent book publishing company founded in London in 1855 by John Camden Hotten.

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Dennis Wrong

Dennis Hume Wrong (November 22, 1923 – November 8, 2018) was a Canadian-born American sociologist and emeritus professor in the Department of Sociology at New York University.

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Epigraph (literature)

In literature, an epigraph is a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document, monograph or section or chapter thereof.

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Generalization

A generalization is a form of abstraction whereby common properties of specific instances are formulated as general concepts or claims.

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Iris Murdoch

Dame Jean Iris Murdoch (15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. Her first published novel, Under the Net (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.

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John Dryden

John Dryden (–) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.

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London Review of Books

The London Review of Books (LRB) is a British literary magazine published bimonthly (twice a month) that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

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Michael Wood (literary scholar)

Michael Wood (born 19 August 1936), International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004, Europa Publications, 2003, p. 587.

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Modern Library

The Modern Library is an American book publishing imprint and formerly the parent company of Random House.

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Murphy (novel)

Murphy, first published in 1938, is an avant-garde novel, the third work of prose fiction by the Irish author and dramatist Samuel Beckett.

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Peter J. Conradi

Peter J. Conradi (born 8 May 1945) is a British author and academic, best known for his studies of writer and philosopher, Iris Murdoch, who was a close friend.

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Picaresque novel

The picaresque novel (Spanish: picaresca, from pícaro, for 'rogue' or 'rascal') is a genre of prose fiction. Under the Net and picaresque novel are picaresque novels.

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Prix Goncourt

The Prix Goncourt (Le prix Goncourt,, The Goncourt Prize) is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year".

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Raymond Queneau

Raymond Queneau (21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo (Ouvroir de littérature potentielle), notable for his wit and cynical humour.

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Samuel Beckett

Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator.

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The Pilgrim (play)

The Pilgrim is a late Jacobean era stage play, a comedy by John Fletcher that was originally published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647.

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Theory

A theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (widely abbreviated and cited as TLP) is the only book-length philosophical work by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein that was published during his lifetime.

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Transaction Publishers

Transaction Publishers was a New Jersey-based publishing house that specialized in social science books and journals.

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Yorick Smythies

Yorick Smythies (21 February 1917 – 1980) was a student and friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein known for his notes of the philosopher's lectures.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Net