The Bell
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The Bell is a 1958 novel by British philosopher and author Iris Murdoch that explores morality, religion, and human relationships within a lay religious community.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television drama ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Iris Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
community life
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ human relationships ⓘ morality ⓘ redemption ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between desire and duty
ⓘ
tension between secular and religious life ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followsInAuthorOeuvre | The Sandcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Bell (BBC television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Bell: A Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Michael Meade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nick Fawley NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Greenfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby Gashe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780140014451 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Dora Greenfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 320 (approximate, depending on edition) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
faith and doubt ⓘ marriage ⓘ monastic life ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar British fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a lay Anglican community
ⓘ
treatment of homosexual desire in a religious context ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Iris Murdoch bibliography ⓘ |
| precedesInAuthorOeuvre | A Severed Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Imber Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lay religious community ⓘ |
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