Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Iris Murdoch totally adapted The Black Prince as a theatrical play. (Source)
Bradley Pearson derides Arnold Baffin throughout The Black Prince for writing so prolifically (Arnold publishes a new book every twelve months or so), but Iris Murdoch's own publishing history is much closer to Arnold's than it is to Bradley's. (Source)
Iris Murdoch studied philosophy formally, and she even wrote books on Plato. Bradley Pearson's interest in classical Greek philosophy is at least one similarity that he shares with Murdoch herself. (Source)
Iris Murdoch has been depicted by both Kate Winslet and Judi Dench—two actresses who are more than capable of capturing her extraordinary intelligence and ordinary sensitivities with nuance and skill. (Source)