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Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 A Blander Shade of Grey
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    y separately published work icon Australian Book Review ABR no. 256 November 2003 Z1079517 2003 periodical issue 2003 pg. 47-48
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    y separately published work icon Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews Angela Bennie (editor), Carlton : Miegunyah Press , 2006 Z1287885 2006 anthology criticism column review 'Beginning with A. D. Hope's seminal drubbing of Patrick White in 1956, this collection of book reviews chronicles Australia's colorful practice of critical invective. Some of the poundings are couched in superb argument, but most trail clouds of self-glory and dull censure, lending credibility to the usual outcry by Australian artists that they have heard enough. Enjoyable to read and laugh at, reviews of controversial books from The Female Eunuch to Dead White Males also provide vivid and incisive snapshots of Australian culture.' (Publication summary) Carlton : Miegunyah Press , 2006 pg. 395-400

Works about this Work

The Stuff of Nightmare : Peter Craven's Influence on Australian Literary Culture Peter Hayes , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 177 2004; (p. 14-21)
The author examines the writing of Peter Craven. He criticises Craven's reviews of Australian works stating that 'one finds sweeping statements and bland generalities, but little evidence of an intimate, first-hand knowledge of 'the canon', or even much feeling for literature.'
Bloody Thrusts on the Page Christopher Pearson , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 November 2003; (p. 18)
Bloody Thrusts on the Page Christopher Pearson , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 November 2003; (p. 18)
The Stuff of Nightmare : Peter Craven's Influence on Australian Literary Culture Peter Hayes , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 177 2004; (p. 14-21)
The author examines the writing of Peter Craven. He criticises Craven's reviews of Australian works stating that 'one finds sweeping statements and bland generalities, but little evidence of an intimate, first-hand knowledge of 'the canon', or even much feeling for literature.'
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