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The Aspirations of Daise Morrow
2015
single work
drama
'At the funeral of the scandalous Daise Morrow, Daise herself wanders amongst the mourners, hovering between memory and rumour. Over the fence two young dreamers take their first tentative steps into love.
'In Brink’s richly theatrical and immersive adaptation, The Aspirations of Daise Morrow is storytelling filled with music and light; a poignant evocation of the wonders of small beginnings, the complications of compassion and the grace and majesty of love.' (Production summary)
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"Reclaiming the Rubbish" : Outcasts, Transformation and the Topos of the Painter/Seer in the Work of Patrick White and David Malouf
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Le Simplegadi , no. 16 2016; (p. 27-36)Settled by white convicts and often by people with few prospects in the Old World, Australia was sometimes thought of negatively as a dumping ground of miscreants and ne’er-do-wells. This paper traces how, post-war, this perception was challenged in the fiction of Patrick White and David Malouf, which depicts local versions of the outcast artist in actual rubbish dumps and the creative, regenerative transformations that can occur there.
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Patrick White and Film
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 13 no. 2 2013; '2011 saw the release of The Eye of the Storm, the first adaptation to the screen of one of Patrick White’s novels. There had been earlier attempts, in particular the long-running saga of Voss, seemingly as doomed to failure as the explorer’s own quest. White’s interest in the theatre was paralleled by his interest in film; he knew that adaptations could boost an author’s reputation and sales. Manuscripts in the National Library of Australia’s White papers reveal that he wrote adaptations of several of his short stories as early as 1963. He did not manage to sell any of these but collaboration with director Jim Sharman in the 1970s led to the production of White’s screenplay of his story ‘The Night, the Prowler’. Inspired by this, White wrote several original screenplays that were never filmed. ‘Monkey Puzzle’, intended as a full-length film, sends up the Australian literary scene as well as Australian films of the period. The shorter 'Kidults' also includes a parody of the film version of My Brilliant Career. (Author's abstract) -
Taffy-Haired Brumbies : The Two Families in Patrick White's 'Down at the Dump'
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Academic Memoirs : Essays in Literary Criticism for American and British Literatures 2003; (p. 137-144) -
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Prophete dans le desert : Essais sur Patrick White
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Presses Universitaires de Septentrion
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1997
Z218660
1997
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criticism
biography
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[Review] Blame the Wind [et al]
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 2 1995; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Blame the Wind 1992 single work short story ; The Foundling 1995 single work novella ; Down at the Dump 1963 single work short story ; Masterpiece series - publisher
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Review : Blame the Wind; The Foundling; Down at the Dump
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 10 no. 4 1995; (p. 35)
— Review of Blame the Wind 1995 single work novella ; The Foundling 1995 single work novella ; Down at the Dump 1963 single work short story -
[Review] Blame the Wind [et al]
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 2 1995; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Blame the Wind 1992 single work short story ; The Foundling 1995 single work novella ; Down at the Dump 1963 single work short story ; Masterpiece series - publisher -
Graphic Statements
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 September 1995; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Blame the Wind 1995 single work novella ; Down at the Dump 1963 single work short story ; The Foundling 1995 single work novella -
Great Stories, Pity About the Pictures
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 July 1995; (p. C13)
— Review of Blame the Wind 1995 single work novella ; Down at the Dump 1963 single work short story ; The Foundling 1995 single work novella -
[Review] Down at the Dump
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: Literary Half-Yearly (Mysore) , July vol. 12 no. 2 1971; (p. 15-16)
— Review of Down at the Dump 1963 single work short story -
Survival, Reincarnation, "Palace of the Peacock" - Attitudes to Death and Life in Commonwealth Literature
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Breaking Circles 1991; (p. 202-217) -
Taffy-Haired Brumbies : The Two Families in Patrick White's 'Down at the Dump'
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Academic Memoirs : Essays in Literary Criticism for American and British Literatures 2003; (p. 137-144) -
Gerrymander : The Place of Suburbia in Australian Fiction
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 49 no. 3 1990; (p. 565-575) Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 19-30) -
Epiphanies in Tables and Goats: The Burnt Ones, The Cockatoos, and Four Plays
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1983; (p. 87-103) -
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Prophete dans le desert : Essais sur Patrick White
Lille
:
Presses Universitaires de Septentrion
,
1997
Z218660
1997
selected work
criticism
biography
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