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The idea for this book came from his cousin Joan Lindsay (q.v.).
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Very Queer Indeed : Martin Boyd’s Nuns in Jeopardy
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 30 no. 1 2016; (p. 182-194) 'Although Nuns in Jeopardy (1940) is one of several of Martin Boyd's books that lave received relatively little critical attention, and even more so in relation to its queerness, it is one of if not the most erotically charged, queer or otherwise, of all Boyd's novels. Although there is a lack of attention to the novel, several reviewers have appreciated its merit. The Advertiser (1940) described it as "a most unusual story, wittily and sometimes brilliantly told" (Rev. of Nuns 8), while it was also regarded as "a tragic-comedy of good and evil" (Brighouse 2). A lack of recognition by literary commentators of the queerness of Boyd's work is not unusual, and his Anglo nostalgia was alienating for nationalist critics. It might be argued that this absence has begun to change only relatively recently with the publication in 2008 of Robert Darby's "The Outlook and Morals of an Ancient Greek (Homoeroticism in the Fiction of Martin Boyd)." However, Darby's article is but a brief introduction to the eroticism of Boyd's work, including an even briefer mention of homoeroticism in Nuns in Jeopardy. In this article, I attempt to counter the absence of overtly queer readings of Boyd's work by providing a close queer reading of Nuns in Jeopardy. ' (Introduction) -
The Outlook and Morals of an Ancient Greek
2008
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— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 193 2008; (p. 55-59) -
Reissues
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 79 1986; (p. 22)
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The Search for the Perfect Human Type: Women in Martin Boyd's Fiction
1983
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criticism
— Appears in: Who Is She? 1983; (p. 118-135) -
Literary Cousins : 'Nuns in Jeopardy' and 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'
1982
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 3 1982; (p. 375-378)
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Untitled
1940
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 6 July 1940; (p. 325)
— Review of Nuns in Jeopardy 1940 single work novel -
Latest Fiction
1940
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 31 August 1940; (p. 8)
— Review of Nuns in Jeopardy 1940 single work novel -
Untitled
1940
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 July 1940; (p. 9)
— Review of Nuns in Jeopardy 1940 single work novel -
Untitled
1940
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 November 1940; (p. 6)
— Review of Nuns in Jeopardy 1940 single work novel -
Untitled
1940
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 October no. 32083 1940; (p. 8)
— Review of Nuns in Jeopardy 1940 single work novel -
The Outlook and Morals of an Ancient Greek
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 193 2008; (p. 55-59) -
The Search for the Perfect Human Type: Women in Martin Boyd's Fiction
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Who Is She? 1983; (p. 118-135) -
Literary Cousins : 'Nuns in Jeopardy' and 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'
1982
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 3 1982; (p. 375-378) -
Very Queer Indeed : Martin Boyd’s Nuns in Jeopardy
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 30 no. 1 2016; (p. 182-194) 'Although Nuns in Jeopardy (1940) is one of several of Martin Boyd's books that lave received relatively little critical attention, and even more so in relation to its queerness, it is one of if not the most erotically charged, queer or otherwise, of all Boyd's novels. Although there is a lack of attention to the novel, several reviewers have appreciated its merit. The Advertiser (1940) described it as "a most unusual story, wittily and sometimes brilliantly told" (Rev. of Nuns 8), while it was also regarded as "a tragic-comedy of good and evil" (Brighouse 2). A lack of recognition by literary commentators of the queerness of Boyd's work is not unusual, and his Anglo nostalgia was alienating for nationalist critics. It might be argued that this absence has begun to change only relatively recently with the publication in 2008 of Robert Darby's "The Outlook and Morals of an Ancient Greek (Homoeroticism in the Fiction of Martin Boyd)." However, Darby's article is but a brief introduction to the eroticism of Boyd's work, including an even briefer mention of homoeroticism in Nuns in Jeopardy. In this article, I attempt to counter the absence of overtly queer readings of Boyd's work by providing a close queer reading of Nuns in Jeopardy. ' (Introduction)
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