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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Oxford University Press , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Joseph Furphy: Such is Life, Brian Kiernan , single work criticism (p. 1-20)
The Form of Such Is Life, Brian Kiernan , single work criticism
Kiernan looks at the text as an organic whole that presents a unified meaning to the reader. Kiernan examines the role of the narrator in establishing this meaning, concluding that all of the text is a drama because of Tom Collins' presence in the action. This enables the reader to consider the whole without the author's intervention. The novel is a success, therefore, according to the "critical standards which demand a novel . . . be a fully objectified work of art".
(p. 1-20)
Romantic Conventions and "Maurice Guest", Brian Kiernan , single work criticism biography
In 1968, Maurice Guest was the only Australian novel to significantly deal with love. Kiernan examines the conventions of romantic love at play in the novel, arguing that while the characters may seem conventional on the surface in this context, Richardson explores the psychology of each character more deeply. Kiernan concludes that despite the flaws of Maurice Guest, it is a remarkable novel because of its exploration of romantic conventions in 1908.
(p. 21-58)
Christina Stead : Seven Poor Men of Sydney and For Love Alone, Brian Kiernan , single work (p. 55-81)
Patrick White, Brian Kiernan , single work prose biography (p. 95-147)
Thomas Keneally and the Australian Novel : A Study of 'Bring Larks and Heroes', Brian Kiernan , single work criticism (p. 148-158)
The Australian Novel and Tradition, Brian Kiernan , single work criticism (p. 159-181)
Xavier Herbert : 'Capricornia', Brian Kiernan , single work criticism

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled Michael Wilding , single work review
— Review of Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism
Untitled Humphrey McQueen , single work review
— Review of Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism
An Apocalyptic Map : New Worlds and the Colonization of Australia Roslyn Weaver , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Apocalypse in Australian Fiction and Film : A Critical Study 2011; (p. 23-53)
'This chapter examines the map that preceded, and eventually superseded, the territory of Australia, in order to demonstrate that early maps of the south land established an apocalyptic tradition that still resonates in contemporary fictions. If one reinterprets Jean Baudrillard's comments in the context of colonization and Australia, it is possible to see how European imagination delineated an apocalyptic map of the country before explorers and settlers even arrived, a map that located Australia as a tabula rasa, a blank slate where heaven and hell might equally be feasible. This chapter surveys the dialectic emerging from these confliction visions.' (24)
Another Metaphysics for Colonialism Kendrick Smithyman , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Journal of Commonwealth Literature , August vol. 12 no. 1 1977; (p. 66-73)

— Review of Social Patterns in Australian Literature T. Inglis Moore , 1971 single work criticism ; The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; An Introduction to the Australian Novel 1830-1930 Barry Argyle , 1972 selected work criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; The Australian Experience : Critical Essays on Australian Novels 1974 anthology criticism ; On Emu Creek 'Steele Rudd' , 1921-1922 single work novel
Brief Comments 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Southern Review , vol. 6 no. 1 1973; (p. 89)

— Review of Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism
[Review] The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays Thea Astley , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 December 1971; (p. 19)

— Review of The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism
[Review] The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays A. W. Sheppard , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 November 1971; (p. 17)

— Review of The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; Social Patterns in Australian Literature T. Inglis Moore , 1971 single work criticism
[Review] The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays Douglas Stewart , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Australian , 13 February 1972; (p. 23)

— Review of The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; Social Patterns in Australian Literature T. Inglis Moore , 1971 single work criticism
In Search of Identity John McLaren , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 53 1972; (p. 49-51)

— Review of The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; Social Patterns in Australian Literature T. Inglis Moore , 1971 single work criticism
Another Metaphysics for Colonialism Kendrick Smithyman , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Journal of Commonwealth Literature , August vol. 12 no. 1 1977; (p. 66-73)

— Review of Social Patterns in Australian Literature T. Inglis Moore , 1971 single work criticism ; The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971 anthology criticism ; An Introduction to the Australian Novel 1830-1930 Barry Argyle , 1972 selected work criticism ; Images of Society and Nature : Seven Essays on Australian Novels 1971 selected work criticism ; The Australian Experience : Critical Essays on Australian Novels 1974 anthology criticism ; On Emu Creek 'Steele Rudd' , 1921-1922 single work novel
An Apocalyptic Map : New Worlds and the Colonization of Australia Roslyn Weaver , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Apocalypse in Australian Fiction and Film : A Critical Study 2011; (p. 23-53)
'This chapter examines the map that preceded, and eventually superseded, the territory of Australia, in order to demonstrate that early maps of the south land established an apocalyptic tradition that still resonates in contemporary fictions. If one reinterprets Jean Baudrillard's comments in the context of colonization and Australia, it is possible to see how European imagination delineated an apocalyptic map of the country before explorers and settlers even arrived, a map that located Australia as a tabula rasa, a blank slate where heaven and hell might equally be feasible. This chapter surveys the dialectic emerging from these confliction visions.' (24)
Criticism and the Individual Talent Harry Payne Heseltine , 1972 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Autumn vol. 31 no. 1 1972; (p. 10-24)
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