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Issue Details: First known date: 1963... vol. 1 no. 2 December 1963 of Australian Literary Studies est. 1963 Australian Literary Studies
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1963 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Society and Nature in Such is Life, Brian Kiernan , single work criticism
Kiernan questions whether Such is Life reflects the "spirit of the nineties" and whether the ideas that Tom Collins expresses in his digressions are simply Joseph Furphy expressing ideas prevalent at the time. Kiernan concludes that Tom Collins' digressions must be read against the contradictions of his actions because his philosophy does not always match his behaviour: "Man's relationship to the universe and his fellow man are the real concern of Such is Life, not the presentation of Australian fronteir society, and the novel offers us Tom Collins's comic response to life rather than Furphy's 'philosophy'".
(p. 75-88)
A Critical Review of Writings on The Vocabulary of Australian English, W. S. Ramson , single work criticism (p. 89-103)
The Historical Basis of For the Term of His Natural Life, L. L. Robson , single work criticism
Robson examines Clarke's use of recorded history and the extent to which these records were adapted for the purposes of the narrative. While some items were exaggerated for effect, others are almost exact transcriptions of original records. Robson concludes that His Natural Life is far from the truth in terms of the incidents surrounding Rufus Dawes, but he acknowledges that Clarke's use of recorded history produced "a more effective human document than it otherwise might have been.
(p. 104-121)
An R.H. Horne Poem on Burke and Wills, Brian Elliott , single work criticism (p. 122-126)
Australian Explorersi"What hopes inspired each brain - each throbbing breast -", R. H. Horne , single work poetry (p. 126-133)
Two Australian Folklore Journals, Edgar Waters , single work review
— Review of Singabout 1956-1967 periodical ; Gumsucker's Gazette 1963- periodical ;
(p. 137)
Untitled, Bruce Sutherland , single work review
— Review of Australian Literary Criticism 1962 anthology criticism ;
(p. 138-140)
Untitled, Antoine Henri Denat , single work review
— Review of The Prose of Christopher Brennan Christopher Brennan , 1962 collected work prose criticism ;
(p. 141-142)
Untitled, John Gilfedder , single work review
— Review of Colonial Ballads 1955 anthology poetry ;
(p. 142-144)

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