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Notes
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Includes reference to the influence of Alfred Lord Tennyson and Henry James on Jessica Anderson.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson : Introduction, single work criticism biography (p. 1-12)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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“Cranford at Moreton Bay”: Jessica Anderson’s The Commandant
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 72 no. 1 2012; (p. 121-135) 'The Commandant (1975) is an underrated work, not only in relation to Jessica Anderson's oeuvre but also in the wider context of Australian literature. This novel, set in the Moreton Bay penal station in 1830, appeared at a time when a number of significant historical novels, like Patrick White's A Fringe of Leaves, Thomas Keneally's The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and Thea Astley's A Kindness Cup were challenging central myths of white settlement in Australia (Sheridan, 7-20). Among convict novels it stands out on account of its focus on the gaolers as themselves prisoners of the penal system, and in particular on the middle-class women whose lives were defined by their involvement in that system, through their menfolk. (Author's abstract)
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Sex and the City : New Novels by Women and Middlebrow Culture at Mid-Century
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October-November vol. 27 no. 3/4 2012; (p. 1-12) 'Central to developments in Australian literature during the period from the end of Second World War until the mid-1960s - what might be called the 'long 1950s' - was the emergence of the kind of modernist novel written by Patrick White as the benchmark of modern fiction. This was the outcome of a struggle among opinion-makers in the literary field, which during this period came to be dominated for the first time by academic critics. They, by and large, favoured the new forms of postwar modernism and rejected that literary nationalism which had drawn the loyalty of most influential writers during the 1930s and 940s.' (Author's introduction) -
Understanding the Progress of Australian Writing
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 January 1993; (p. wkd 7)
— Review of The Glass Inferno 1992 single work novel ; Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992 selected work short story prose extract correspondence criticism interview biography ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism -
The Cult of the Author
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 16 no. 2 1993; (p. 229-233)
— Review of David Malouf 1993 single work criticism ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism ; Peter Carey : The Genesis of Fame 1992 single work criticism ; Dorothy Hewett : The Feminine as Subversion 1992 single work criticism ; Making Stories : How Ten Australian Novels Were Written 1993 anthology interview extract criticism ; Toads : Australian Writers : Other Work, Other Lives 1992 anthology autobiography ; Gerald Murnane 1993 single work criticism -
Poetry is Where You Find It
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 12 no. 1 1993; (p. 63-65)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry ; Heartland 1992 single work novel ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism ; The Seal Woman 1992 single work novel ; Poems 1959-1989 1992 selected work poetry ; Central Mischief : Elizabeth Jolley on Writing, Her Past and Herself 1992 selected work prose
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Poetry is Where You Find It
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 12 no. 1 1993; (p. 63-65)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry ; Heartland 1992 single work novel ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism ; The Seal Woman 1992 single work novel ; Poems 1959-1989 1992 selected work poetry ; Central Mischief : Elizabeth Jolley on Writing, Her Past and Herself 1992 selected work prose -
The Cult of the Author
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 16 no. 2 1993; (p. 229-233)
— Review of David Malouf 1993 single work criticism ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism ; Peter Carey : The Genesis of Fame 1992 single work criticism ; Dorothy Hewett : The Feminine as Subversion 1992 single work criticism ; Making Stories : How Ten Australian Novels Were Written 1993 anthology interview extract criticism ; Toads : Australian Writers : Other Work, Other Lives 1992 anthology autobiography ; Gerald Murnane 1993 single work criticism -
Understanding the Progress of Australian Writing
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 January 1993; (p. wkd 7)
— Review of The Glass Inferno 1992 single work novel ; Xavier Herbert : Episodes from Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country and Other Fiction, Nonfiction and Letters 1992 selected work short story prose extract correspondence criticism interview biography ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism -
Fabricating Jessica Anderson
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism -
Studies Examine Fiction and Poetry...
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 162-163)
— Review of Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism ; Boundary Conditions : The Poetry of Gwen Harwood 1992 single work criticism -
“Cranford at Moreton Bay”: Jessica Anderson’s The Commandant
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 72 no. 1 2012; (p. 121-135) 'The Commandant (1975) is an underrated work, not only in relation to Jessica Anderson's oeuvre but also in the wider context of Australian literature. This novel, set in the Moreton Bay penal station in 1830, appeared at a time when a number of significant historical novels, like Patrick White's A Fringe of Leaves, Thomas Keneally's The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and Thea Astley's A Kindness Cup were challenging central myths of white settlement in Australia (Sheridan, 7-20). Among convict novels it stands out on account of its focus on the gaolers as themselves prisoners of the penal system, and in particular on the middle-class women whose lives were defined by their involvement in that system, through their menfolk. (Author's abstract)
-
Sex and the City : New Novels by Women and Middlebrow Culture at Mid-Century
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October-November vol. 27 no. 3/4 2012; (p. 1-12) 'Central to developments in Australian literature during the period from the end of Second World War until the mid-1960s - what might be called the 'long 1950s' - was the emergence of the kind of modernist novel written by Patrick White as the benchmark of modern fiction. This was the outcome of a struggle among opinion-makers in the literary field, which during this period came to be dominated for the first time by academic critics. They, by and large, favoured the new forms of postwar modernism and rejected that literary nationalism which had drawn the loyalty of most influential writers during the 1930s and 940s.' (Author's introduction)
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Subjects:
- An Ordinary Lunacy 1963 single work novel
- The Last Man's Head : Chip-Chop, Chip-Chop, The Last Man's Head Off 1970 single work novel
- The Commandant 1975 single work novel
- Tirra Lirra by the River 1978 single work novel
- The Impersonators 1980 single work novel
- Stories from the Warm Zone and Sydney Stories 1987 selected work short story autobiography
- Taking Shelter 1989 single work novel
- One of the Wattle Birds 1994 single work novel
- A Question of Money single work novel
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