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1 Why Study the Humanities? Stephen Prickett , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Free Mind : Essays and Poems in Honour of Barry Spurr 2016; 'The quick answer to that question is because you cannot do without them. Once upon a time, long, long ago in the 1960s, when all the world was young, I taught at the University of Sussex, in the South of England, which then prided itself on its bold thinking – naturally, “outside” every possible box – and on its sweeping ability to re-imagine and reconstruct the curriculum according to the needs of the modern world. A problem area for the most vocal modernists, however, was Religious Studies, which seemed to smack of the very outmoded ways of thinking they were trying to transcend. It was a small “subject group” – we had nothing so traditional as “Departments” – with only three members. Unfortunately, it was popular with a surprisingly large number of students. But there came a time when the Muslim had study leave in Cairo to complete an important book; the Buddhist had retreated in mystic contemplation at the top of a Himalayan pass; and there remained only the Christian to try and carry on with the classes of all three. Quite predictably, he complained to the Dean about his extra workload. Quite predictably, the Dean expressed his most profound sympathy, and did nothing at all. The overworked Christian then pulled out his ace card: “Since you are not prepared to address this crisis constructively, you leave me no choice but to accept the offer of a fellowship in Cambridge, which Sidney Sussex has been holding open for me for the past three months”. And, to the consternation of what was left of his subject group, and many outside it, he departed for the fens of East Anglia.' (Introduction)
1 The Portrait of a "Deeply Unlikable" Great Writer Stephen Prickett , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 13 no. 2 1999; (p. 136)
— Review of Xavier Herbert : A Biography Frances De Groen , 1998 single work biography
1 Cultural Concern Reflects the Personal Stephen Prickett , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 December 1999; (p. 24)
— Review of Between the Fish and the Mudcake A. P. Riemer , 1999 selected work prose biography
1 A Novel or a Papal Prophecy? Stephen Prickett , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 June 1998; (p. 22)
— Review of Eminence Morris West , 1998 single work novel
1 A Journey of Imagination Stephen Prickett , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 May 1998; (p. 20)
— Review of Acts of Mutiny Derek Beaven , 1998 single work novel
1 A Moral Fable in East Gippsland Stephen Prickett , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 September 1998; (p. 22)
— Review of Blockade Derek Hansen , 1998 single work novel
1 Tensions on a Remote NZ Island Stephen Prickett , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 June 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Sole Survivor Derek Hansen , 1997 single work novel
1 Intrigue, Deception Twixt Entree and Main Course Stephen Prickett , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 September 1994; (p. C11)
— Review of Lunch with Mussolini Derek Hansen , 1994 single work novel
1 Grappling with the Instinctive Secularities of Society Stephen Prickett , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 May 1994; (p. C12)
— Review of Caught in the Draught: On Contemporary Australian Culture and Society Veronica Brady , 1994 selected work criticism biography ; Freedom was Compulsory Stephen Knight , 1994 selected work prose
1 The Subtleties and Oddities of Human Relationships Stephen Prickett , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 October 1994; (p. C13)
— Review of Moments of Pleasure Julian Davies , 1994 single work novel
1 Matters of the Spirit in Australian Verse Stephen Prickett , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 December 1994; (p. C10)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Religious Verse 1994 anthology poetry
1 Nice Work If You Can Get It Stephen Prickett , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 December 1988; (p. B4)
— Review of Masterclass Morris West , 1988 single work novel
1 Visions of War Depicted in Pictures and Poems Stephen Prickett , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 December 1988; (p. 16)
— Review of Mars Peter Porter , 1988 selected work poetry
1 A Distinctive Voice Emerging Stephen Prickett , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 July 1986; (p. B2)
— Review of The Book of Sei and Other Stories David Brooks , 1985 selected work short story
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