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William Hatherell William Hatherell i(A79598 works by) (a.k.a. Bill Hatherell; W Hatherell)
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1 Queensland Man of Letters : The Many Worlds of F.W. Robinson William Hatherell , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Queensland Review , December vol. 22 no. 2 2015; (p. 143-156)

'This article offers the fullest discussion to date of the career, achievements and writing of Associate Professor Frederick Walter Robinson, one of the founders of the English program at the University of Queensland and a major figure in Brisbane and Queensland cultural life from the 1920s to the 1960s. Robinson's career is considered in the context of the development of English as a university and school discipline, the intellectual and cultural life of Brisbane and the University of Queensland, and national cultural developments during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Through his university teaching and vigorous participation in many cultural and educational groups within and outside the university, Robinson was a highly influential figure — particularly in his pioneering work in teaching, documenting and researching Australian literature, developing the Queensland school curriculum in English and championing the importance of Aboriginal anthropology. The article makes use of unpublished material in Robinson's extensive papers in the Fryer Library, and suggests that a true estimation of Robinson's achievements has been hindered by the fact that so much of his work remains unpublished.' (Publication abstract)

1 'Back to Nature' : Oodgeroo's Return to Stradbroke William Hatherell , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Fryer Folios , July vol. 7 no. 1 2012; (p. 3-5)
1 Essays in Poetry, Mainly Australian : Vincent Buckley and the Question of the National Literature William Hatherell , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue 2010;
'Vincent Buckley's Essays in Poetry, Mainly Australian (1957) was Buckley's major contribution to the formation of an Australian literary canon, particularly one fit for study in the newly emerging academic discipline of Australian literature. This essay examines Essays in the context of both contemporary debates about Australian literature and culture, and the broader religio-cultural approach evident from Buckley's critical writing about Anglo-American literature and criticism as well as his Australian work. It argues that Buckley's ambivalent attitude to Australian literature, and the academic teaching of this literature, needs to be considered in the light of his anxieties about the status and role of romantic and post-romantic poetry in a modern world characterised by a lack of belief in transcendent values.' (Source: http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/jasal/article/view/1450)
1 7 y separately published work icon The Third Metropolis : Imagining Brisbane Through Art and Literature, 1940-1970 William Hatherell , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2007 Z1426612 2007 single work criticism

'Post-war Brisbane has been a powerful source for the literary and artistic imagination - perhaps more so than any other Australian city. The cultural journal Meanjin began in Brisbane in 1940 and a number of significant poets worked in Brisbane around this time. In the visual arts, a vibrant scene flourished into the 1960s. Most famously, the two decades after the Second World War proved a powerful imaginative source for 'literary' writers such as David Malouf, Rodney Hall and Thea Astley.

'With a focus on the literary and visual arts - in particular poetry, the novel, and painting - The Third Metropolis considers the relationship of these works of art to the actual history of the city - political, economic and demographic.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 The Australian Home-Front Novel of the Second World War: Genre, Gender and Region William Hatherell , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 23 no. 1 2007; (p. 79-91)
1 The Brisbane Years of Laurence Collinson William Hatherell , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Queensland Review , vol. 13 no. 2 2006; (p. 1-12)
1 James Devaney and the Brisbane Resistance to Modernism William Hatherell , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Queensland Review , December vol. 11 no. 2 2004; (p. 25-39)
'This grainy old photograph from The Courier-Mail of 2 April 1971, under the headline ‘The Three Ancients’, shows three grey-haired men — James Devaney (identified as being 80 years old), Frank Francis (75), and Robert S. Byrnes (71) — standing around a middle-aged woman who sits at a Victorian-style desk in front of a photograph of the Queen. The caption explains this puzzling image. As an April Fool's Day gesture, the self-styled ‘three ancients’, all former presidents of the Queensland Branch of the Federation of Australian Writers (FAW(Q)), are singing a song called ‘Three Ex-P's’ (to the tune of ‘Three Blind Mice’) to the current president, Maureen Freer. The three men, we are assured, ‘have made a large contribution to the cultural activities of Queensland’.' (Extract) 
1 Some Versions of Manifold : Brisbane and the 'Myth' of John Manifold William Hatherell , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 21 no. 2 2003; (p. 151-165)
Hatherell considers John Manifold's literary reputation refracted through the works of writers such as Rodriguez, Malouf, Hall and Shapcott who 'to varying extents ...participated in the locally famous Manifold "salon" at Wynnum North' in Brisbane.
1 Beach i "A white expanse", William Hatherell , 1978 single work poetry
— Appears in: Image , January vol. 2 no. 1 1978; (p. 9)
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