A Severed Head

Writings

"A Severed Head" is a satirical, sometimes farcical 1961 novel by Iris Murdoch.

• also known as "A severed head, a novel"
• language: English Language
• genre: Fiction
• subjects: Literature, Literary, Classics
• released in 1961 (55 years ago)

Film

"A Severed Head" is a 1970 British drama film starring Claire Bloom, Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough and Ian Holm, based on a novel of the same name by Iris Murdoch.

• also known as Severed Head
• country: United Kingdom
• language: English Language
• director: Dick Clement
• producers: Alan Ladd, Jr. & Elliott Kastner
• based on a story by Iris Murdoch
• starring:
  • Lee Remick
  • Ian Holm
  • Claire Bloom
  • Richard Attenborough
• music by Stanley Myers
• genres: Comedy, Drama

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Dictionary of Classical Mythology (2014)

by Jennifer R. March

The image of the Medusa head has been a powerful influence in the postclassical arts, particularly in literature, as for instance in Iris Murdoch's novel A Severed Head, where the heroine is a Medusa-figure, and in poetry. In modern Greek lore, ...

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1988)

by Geoffrey W. Bromiley

Apparently it was large enough to hold a severed head. The finely slipped and burnished red ware of the Roman period called terra sigilata was at times made into large plates that could fit this description. Fragments of such platters are found ...

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Nothing like a severed head in the morning

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