John Oliver Bayley (27 March 1925 – 12 January 2015) was a British academic, literary critic and writer. He was the Warton Professor of English at the University of Oxford from 1974 to 1992. His first marriage was to the novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch.
john oliver bayley (27 march 1925 – 12 january 2015) was a british academic literary critic and writer he was the warton professor of english at the university of oxford from 1974 to 1992 his first marriage was to the novelist and philosopher iris murdoch