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Nina Knight Nina Knight i(A34992 works by)
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1 Untitled i "Burning leaves", Nina Knight , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: HOBO Poetry Magazine , December no. 11 1996; (p. 28)
1 Untitled i "Cold afternoon", Nina Knight , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: HOBO Poetry Magazine , December no. 11 1996; (p. 28)
1 Furphy and Romance : "Such is Life" Reconsidered Nina Knight , 1969 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 29 no. 4 1969; (p. 243-255) Knight provides the first sustained examination of Furphy's/Collins' attitude to the conventions of romance. Comparing the story of Warrigal Alf and Nosey Alf with Ouida's Strathmore, Knight identifies a parody of the romantic tale. Romantic conventions such as disguise and disfigurement are employed in the Nosey Alf story and Collins' failure to comprehend that Nosey is a woman reflects the "Delacy Evans" character of popular novels. Knight concludes that Such is Life should be considered in terms of its use of literary conventions.
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