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Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 The Oxford History of Australian Literature
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'In this major reassessment of the history of Australian Literature, Professor Kramer and her fellow contributors have aimed at a concise critical interpretation which departs from a strict historical treatment in placing its emphasis upon the movements of ideas about literature, rather than upon chronological or biographical detail.'(Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Oxford University Press , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Oxford History of Australian Literature : Introduction, Leonie Kramer , single work criticism (p. 1-23)
Fiction, Adrian Mitchell , single work criticism (p. 27-172)
Drama, Terry Sturm , single work criticism (p. 175-267)
Poetry, Vivian Smith , single work criticism (p. 271-426)

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Works about this Work

Transformation and Innovation : The Development of Australian Poetry Over 200 Years Guofu Wang , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies in China: Research on Australia by Chinese Scholars. 1997;
'This essay studies the historical evolution of Australian poetry since 1788.'
y separately published work icon A Chinese Perspective on Australian Literature Aodaliya wen xue lun ji Wenzhong Hu , Beijing : 外语教学与研究出版社 外语教学与研究出版社 , 1994 Z1273961 1994 selected work criticism essay This bi-lingual collection of works published previously contains fourteen critical essays in Chinese and seven in English.
Canons, Culture and Consensus: Australian Literature and the Bicentenary Patrick Buckridge , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Celebrating the Nation : A Critical Study of Australia's Bicentenary 1992; (p. 69-86)
Australian Literature and the Problem of History Bob Hodge , Vijay C. Mishra , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Dark Side of the Dream : Australian Literature and the Postcolonial Mind 1991; (p. 1-22)
The Manufacture of National Literary Histories Bruce Bennett , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: An Australian Compass : Essays on Place and Direction in Australian Literature 1991; (p. 223-234)
The Oxford History of Australian Literature W. H. Wilde , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Hemisphere , March-April vol. 28 no. 5 1984; (p. [321])

— Review of The Oxford History of Australian Literature 1981 anthology criticism bibliography
Untitled Alan Lawson , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: New Literature Review , no. 12 1983; (p. 36-45)

— Review of Modern Australian Poetry, 1920-1970 : A Guide to Information Sources 1979 single work bibliography ; The Oxford History of Australian Literature 1981 anthology criticism bibliography ; Australian Literature to 1900 : A Guide to Information Sources 1980 single work criticism bibliography
Untitled Julian Croft , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 3 1982; (p. 397-400)

— Review of The Stockyard and the Croquet Lawn : Literary Evidence for Australian Cultural Development G. A. Wilkes , 1981 single work criticism prose ; The Oxford History of Australian Literature 1981 anthology criticism bibliography
Untitled Brian Elliott , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 3 1982; (p. 393-397)

— Review of The Stockyard and the Croquet Lawn : Literary Evidence for Australian Cultural Development G. A. Wilkes , 1981 single work criticism prose ; The Oxford History of Australian Literature 1981 anthology criticism bibliography
More Criticism than History John Barnes , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 31 1981; (p. 5-7)

— Review of The Oxford History of Australian Literature 1981 anthology criticism bibliography
y separately published work icon A Chinese Perspective on Australian Literature Aodaliya wen xue lun ji Wenzhong Hu , Beijing : 外语教学与研究出版社 外语教学与研究出版社 , 1994 Z1273961 1994 selected work criticism essay This bi-lingual collection of works published previously contains fourteen critical essays in Chinese and seven in English.
Institutions of Australian Literature David Carter , Gillian Whitlock , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies : A Survey 1989; (p. 109-135)
Canons, Culture and Consensus: Australian Literature and the Bicentenary Patrick Buckridge , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Celebrating the Nation : A Critical Study of Australia's Bicentenary 1992; (p. 69-86)
The Fall of Fortress Criticism Robert Darby , 1986 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , April no. 102 1986; (p. 6-15)
The Manufacture of National Literary Histories Bruce Bennett , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: An Australian Compass : Essays on Place and Direction in Australian Literature 1991; (p. 223-234)
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