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Collection of previously published articles on a variety of subjects, including the arts and arts funding in Australia and the politics of republicanism, together with a selection of book reviews which Murray wrote, mostly for the Sydney Morning Herald, in the 1970s.
Notes
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Reviews of books not of Australian literary interest have not been individually listed.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Patronage in Australia -- A Critique and Two Proposals, single work (p. 1-21)
- Patronage Revisited, single work essay (p. 22-35)
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A North Coast Poet,
single work
review
— Review of Creekwater Journal 1974 selected work poetry ; (p. 113-116) - The Australian Republic, single work prose (p. 143-158)
- Peter Porter : On First Looking into Chapman's Hesiod On Sitting Back and Thinking About Porter's Boeotia, single work essay (p. 172-184)
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More Wow Than Flutter : Poets for the Record,
single work
criticism
— Review of Poets on Record series - publisher ; Australian Poets on Tape 1975 series - publisher ; (p. 191-213) - Spirit Farming, single work column autobiography (p. 214-219)
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Venus Denied by Warriors
Tom Keneally Passes the Enjoyability Test,
single work
review
— Review of Season in Purgatory 1976 single work novel ; (p. 220-224) -
Corruptio Optimi,
single work
review
— Review of Conference-Ville 1976 single work novel ; (p. 225-229) - The Flag Rave : A Personal Iconography for the Australian Republic, single work essay (p. 230-244)
- Clapped in Macedonia : Two Festivals, single work prose autobiography (p. 245-269)
- James McAuley- A Personal Appreciation In Passion So Eloquent : A Personal Appreciation, single work obituary (p. 185190)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'The Spirit of the Land' : The Purposes of Mysticism in Recent Australian Literate Culture
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bernard Hickey, a Roving Cultural Ambassador : Essays in His Memory. 2009; (p. 101-108) -
Les Murray's "Narrowspeak"
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 20 no. 2 2001; (p. 76-86) Examines Murray's prose which he has spoken of as "Narrowspeak", in comparison to the "Wholespeak" of poetry. -
Landscape as Revelation : The Case of Les Murray
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Span , April no. 28 1989; (p. 90-96) Subjects Worthy Fame : Essays on Commonwealth Literature in Honour of H. H. Anniah Gowda 1989; (p. 106-113) -
[Review] The Peasant Mandarin : Prose
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: The International Fiction Review , vol. 7 no. 1 1980; (p. 69-70)
— Review of The Peasant Mandarin : Prose Pieces 1978 selected work prose criticism autobiography review -
Soundings in Middle Australia
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 39 no. 1 1980; (p. 103-111)
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Of Death and Children
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 November vol. 99 no. 5136 1978; (p. 67-68)
— Review of Selected Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; The Peasant Mandarin : Prose Pieces 1978 selected work prose criticism autobiography review ; Remembering the Rural Life 1978 selected work poetry ; Black Bagatelles 1978 sequence poetry -
[Review] The Peasant Mandarin : Prose
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 30 September 1978; (p. 37)
— Review of The Peasant Mandarin : Prose Pieces 1978 selected work prose criticism autobiography review -
[Review] The Peasant Mandarin : Prose
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Campaign , no. 37 1978; (p. 50)
— Review of The Peasant Mandarin : Prose Pieces 1978 selected work prose criticism autobiography review -
[Review] The Peasant Mandarin : Prose
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: 24 Hours , vol. 3 no. 10 1978; (p. 67)
— Review of The Peasant Mandarin : Prose Pieces 1978 selected work prose criticism autobiography review -
[Review] The Peasant Mandarin : Prose
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 September 1978; (p. 17)
— Review of The Peasant Mandarin : Prose Pieces 1978 selected work prose criticism autobiography review -
'The Spirit of the Land' : The Purposes of Mysticism in Recent Australian Literate Culture
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bernard Hickey, a Roving Cultural Ambassador : Essays in His Memory. 2009; (p. 101-108) -
Les Murray's Single-Minded Many-Sidedness
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 82 1980; (p. 19-25) -
Landscape as Revelation : The Case of Les Murray
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Span , April no. 28 1989; (p. 90-96) Subjects Worthy Fame : Essays on Commonwealth Literature in Honour of H. H. Anniah Gowda 1989; (p. 106-113) -
Soundings in Middle Australia
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 39 no. 1 1980; (p. 103-111) -
Les Murray's "Narrowspeak"
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 20 no. 2 2001; (p. 76-86) Examines Murray's prose which he has spoken of as "Narrowspeak", in comparison to the "Wholespeak" of poetry.
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