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y separately published work icon On Native Grounds : Australian Writing from Meanjin Quarterly anthology   poetry   short story   extract   criticism   biography  
Note: Sketches of authors were drawn by Louis Kahan. Other illustrations are by Tate Adams, Douglas Annand, Daryl Carnahan, Astrid Dahl, Robert Grieve, Robert Juniel, Eva Kubbos, Bruno Leepin, Janie Male, Alan McCulloch, J.S. Ostoja-Kotkowski, John Robinson, Henry Salkauskas, Imre Szigeti, Eric Thake, and Raymond Woods.
Issue Details: First known date: 1967... 1967 On Native Grounds : Australian Writing from Meanjin Quarterly
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1967 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Australian Image : The Literary Heritage, Harry Payne Heseltine , single work criticism (p. 3-15)
Australian Image : The Literary Heritage Re-Assessed, A. A. Phillips , single work criticism (p. 17-24)
Chess by the Seai"The tide is rising with the wind", Dorothy Auchterlonie , single work poetry (p. 24)
Bog and Candlei"At the end of life paralysis or those creeping teeth,", Robert D. FitzGerald , single work poetry (p. 25)
Felons and Folk-Songs, Russel Ward , Louis Kahan (illustrator), single work essay (p. 26-44)
Warmth in July : Hobarti"Warmth in July like first clear days of spring,", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 45)
The Structure of Joseph Furphy's Such is Life, John Barnes , single work criticism
Barnes argues that Furphy constructed Such is Life to give an impression of the "seeming shapelessness and uncertain consequence of everyday life". Drawing on evidence from a typescript of the novel and Furphy's correspondence, Barnes demonstrates how Furphy deliberately imposed the narrative structure and hidden plots.
 (p. 47-61)
Note: With illustration of Joseph Furphy by Louis Kahan.
On a Tapestryi"'And in whose eyes I drown,' the Lady said.", Rosemary Dobson , single work poetry (p. 61)
The Craftsmanship of Lawson Henry Lawson as Craftsman, A. A. Phillips , single work criticism
Phillips rejects the view that Lawson's prose lacks technical virtuosity. Phillips argues that Lawson's aim was not to tell a story, but to evoke the quality of Australian living. Lawson's spare narratives, effective understatement and ironic twists within a symmetrical structure produce stories of substantial artistic value.
 (p. 63-72)
Note: With an illustration of Henry Lawson by Louis Kahan.
Prayer for the Death of the Grey Birdi"There is bad blood in the chapels of the flesh,", Lynne Strahan , single work poetry (p. 73)
Steele Rudd and Henry Lawson, A. D. Hope , single work criticism
Hope examines the stories of Lawson and Rudd and argues that Lawson's are the more universal because Rudd's fiction requires a greater understanding of his time and place. But Rudd was able to create universal comic characters, despite the presence of too much slap-stick comedy. Hope concludes that both writers deserve critical attention and should be accepted into the tradition of comic literature exemplified by Mark Twain.
 (p. 74-83)
Note: With illustration by Louis Kahan.
A Comminationi"Like John on Patmos, brooding on the Four", A. D. Hope , single work poetry (p. 83-85)
Note: With epigraph '... he which filthy let him be filthy still. Rev xxii. 11'
Autumn - A Pause Before Risingi"Fame lies over the hills", Noel Macainsh , single work poetry (p. 85)
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony : A Reconsideration, F. H. Mares , single work criticism (p. 86-93)
Note: With illustration of Henry Handel Richardson.
Late Autumni"The city floats no longer like a siren", J. M. Couper , single work poetry (p. 93)
Dubious Cartography, Martin Boyd , Louis Kahan (illustrator), single work criticism biography (p. 95-104)
A Commentary, Kathleen Elizabeth Fitzpatrick , single work criticism (p. 102-104)
Note: Appears under the title 'Martin Boyd: A Commentary'
A Diplomati"If bird fall, dog die", J. R. Rowland , single work poetry (p. 105)
Three Sonnets for Richenda : Ii"A Sonnet is a deeply cunning thing,", David Martin , single work poetry (p. 106)
Three Sonnets for Richenda : IIi"As I behold you coming down the hill,", David Martin , single work poetry (p. 106)
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