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* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Oxford University Press
, 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Joseph Furphy: Such is Life, single work criticism (p. 1-20)
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The Form of Such Is Life,
single work
criticism
Kiernan looks at the text as an organic whole that presents a unified meaning to the reader. Kiernan examines the role of the narrator in establishing this meaning, concluding that all of the text is a drama because of Tom Collins' presence in the action. This enables the reader to consider the whole without the author's intervention. The novel is a success, therefore, according to the "critical standards which demand a novel . . . be a fully objectified work of art".
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Romantic Conventions and "Maurice Guest",
single work
criticism
biography
In 1968, Maurice Guest was the only Australian novel to significantly deal with love. Kiernan examines the conventions of romantic love at play in the novel, arguing that while the characters may seem conventional on the surface in this context, Richardson explores the psychology of each character more deeply. Kiernan concludes that despite the flaws of Maurice Guest, it is a remarkable novel because of its exploration of romantic conventions in 1908.
- Christina Stead : Seven Poor Men of Sydney and For Love Alone, single work (p. 55-81)
- Patrick White, single work prose biography (p. 95-147)
- Thomas Keneally and the Australian Novel : A Study of 'Bring Larks and Heroes', single work criticism (p. 148-158)
- The Australian Novel and Tradition, single work criticism (p. 159-181)
- Xavier Herbert : 'Capricornia', single work criticism
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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— Review of Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism -
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— Review of Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism -
An Apocalyptic Map : New Worlds and the Colonization of Australia
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Apocalypse in Australian Fiction and Film : A Critical Study 2011; (p. 23-53) 'This chapter examines the map that preceded, and eventually superseded, the territory of Australia, in order to demonstrate that early maps of the south land established an apocalyptic tradition that still resonates in contemporary fictions. If one reinterprets Jean Baudrillard's comments in the context of colonization and Australia, it is possible to see how European imagination delineated an apocalyptic map of the country before explorers and settlers even arrived, a map that located Australia as a tabula rasa, a blank slate where heaven and hell might equally be feasible. This chapter surveys the dialectic emerging from these confliction visions.' (24)
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Another Metaphysics for Colonialism
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: The Journal of Commonwealth Literature , August vol. 12 no. 1 1977; (p. 66-73)
— Review of Social Patterns in Australian Literature 1971 single work criticism ; The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; An Introduction to the Australian Novel 1830-1930 1972 selected work criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; The Australian Experience : Critical Essays on Australian Novels 1974 anthology criticism ; On Emu Creek 1921-1922 single work novel -
Brief Comments
1973
single work
review
— Appears in: Southern Review , vol. 6 no. 1 1973; (p. 89)
— Review of Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism
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[Review] The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 December 1971; (p. 19)
— Review of The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism -
[Review] The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 November 1971; (p. 17)
— Review of The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; Social Patterns in Australian Literature 1971 single work criticism -
[Review] The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays
1972
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Australian , 13 February 1972; (p. 23)
— Review of The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; Social Patterns in Australian Literature 1971 single work criticism -
In Search of Identity
1972
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 53 1972; (p. 49-51)
— Review of The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; Social Patterns in Australian Literature 1971 single work criticism -
Another Metaphysics for Colonialism
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: The Journal of Commonwealth Literature , August vol. 12 no. 1 1977; (p. 66-73)
— Review of Social Patterns in Australian Literature 1971 single work criticism ; The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; An Introduction to the Australian Novel 1830-1930 1972 selected work criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; The Australian Experience : Critical Essays on Australian Novels 1974 anthology criticism ; On Emu Creek 1921-1922 single work novel -
An Apocalyptic Map : New Worlds and the Colonization of Australia
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Apocalypse in Australian Fiction and Film : A Critical Study 2011; (p. 23-53) 'This chapter examines the map that preceded, and eventually superseded, the territory of Australia, in order to demonstrate that early maps of the south land established an apocalyptic tradition that still resonates in contemporary fictions. If one reinterprets Jean Baudrillard's comments in the context of colonization and Australia, it is possible to see how European imagination delineated an apocalyptic map of the country before explorers and settlers even arrived, a map that located Australia as a tabula rasa, a blank slate where heaven and hell might equally be feasible. This chapter surveys the dialectic emerging from these confliction visions.' (24)
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Criticism and the Individual Talent
1972
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Autumn vol. 31 no. 1 1972; (p. 10-24)
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