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A series of critical monographs designed specifically for Year 12 students and university undergraduates. The authors are all members of University English of Drama Departments. The approach they adopt emphasises a close reading of the texts, with reference to the literary and historical context of both writer and work. Each book includes a bibliography of criticism for further reading.
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- y Modern Australian Plays South Melbourne : Sydney University Press , 1990 Z180414 1990 selected work criticism South Melbourne : Sydney University Press , 1990
- y The Poetry of Gwen Harwood South Melbourne : Sydney University Press in association with Oxford University Press , 1991 Z158553 1991 selected work criticism Contains detailed readings of several poems and discusses comedy in Harwood's work and the use of alter egos Krote and Eisenbart. South Melbourne : Sydney University Press in association with Oxford University Press , 1991
- y Modern Australian Plays South Melbourne : Sydney University Press , 1990 Z180414 1990 selected work criticism Sydney : Sydney University Press , 1993
- y Modern Australian Poets South Melbourne : Sydney University Press in assoc. with Oxford University Press , 1994 Z202920 1994 single work criticism biography South Melbourne : Sydney University Press in assoc. with Oxford University Press , 1994
- y The Short Stories of Henry Lawson Sydney : Sydney University Press in assoc. with Oxford University Press , 1995 Z940380 1995 single work criticism Contains a general introduction on Lawson and his work, and the following chapters discussing individual stories: 1 'The Drover's Wife'; 2 'The Bush Undertaker'; 3 'In a Dry Season, 'In a Wet Season' and 'Hungerford'; 4 'The Union Buries Its Dead'; 5 The Joe Wilson Stories; 6 'The Geological Spieler', 'The Iron-Bark Chip' and 'The Loaded Dog'. Also includes suggestions for further reading. Sydney : Sydney University Press in assoc. with Oxford University Press , 1995
- y Reading David Malouf South Melbourne : Sydney University Press/Oxford University Press , 1995 Z567308 1995 single work criticism South Melbourne : Sydney University Press/Oxford University Press , 1995
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Reading Aboriginal Women's Autobiography
South Melbourne
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Sydney University in association with Oxford University Press
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1996
Z165235
1996
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criticism
'Discussion and analysis of women's life histories through examination of work of Sally Morgan, Ruby Langford and Alice Nannup and themes of Aboriginality, race and gender and family and storytelling respectively; introductory chapter discusses the styles and themes of women's autobiography; includes a list of published autobiographies for further reading; suitable for secondary students.' (Publication summary)
South Melbourne : Sydney University in association with Oxford University Press , 1996
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