الفهرس 
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Abstract
The present study is an evaluation of Iris Murdoch’s contribution
to the theatre. It attempts a detailed analysis of four plays, two of which
are adaptations from novels written originally by Murdoch. The study is
divided into an introduction, four chapters and a conclusion. A Severed Head (1964), IS an
analysis of Iris Murdoch’s attempt to adapt her novel of the same name
to the theatre, through a collaboration with J. B Priestly. The play 1s an
uncovenng of the ’abyss which lurks behind apparently civilized
behavior.’ It traces the development of the protagonist, Martin LynchGibbon,
until he arnves at a ’reorientation of vision’ that enables him to
start his life on a basis of truth and clear awareness of the surrounding
world.