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Notes

  • Contents indexed selectively.
  • The Best Australian Essays 2005 is arranged in four sections, I Remember When...; Creative Acts; Meditations; and, The Way We Live Now. Each section is introduced by Robert Dessaix.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
At the Beach Waves of Nostalgia, Inga Clendinnen , single work autobiography (p. 5-10)
Bradman the Liberator, Frank Devine , single work essay
The relationship between Australia and England was changed through cricket. '...Bradman's cricketing duel with England...helped spare Australians undue angst when the time came...for the two countries to go their separate ways in the world.' (p.18)
(p. 11-18)
One Touch of Venus, Sara Dowse , single work autobiography
From the vantage point of a married woman living in British Columbia, Sara Dowse recalls her childhood encounters with Ava Gardner and the strong impression Gardner made on her life.
(p. 19-32)
The Long Fall into Steel, Brenda Walker , single work essay (p. 33-38)
AA and Me: A Love Story, Steve J. Spears , single work autobiography (p. 39-45)
On Being a Teacher, Ian MacNeill , single work essay (p. 46-56)
There are No Limits, Love, Kerryn Goldsworthy , single work essay (p. 61-67)
Uncheery Soul, Rodney Wetherell , single work criticism (p. 68-81)
The Golden Age of Russell Street, Lyndel Rowe , single work autobiography (p. 82-90)
The Mirror Man, Peter Conrad , single work essay (p. 91-95)
Urban Iconoclast, Tony Moore , single work criticism
Examining the literary career of Marcus Clarke, Tony Moore concludes that 'Clarke was Australia's first celebrity writer, adopting the pose of the inner-city slacker, an alternative to the prissy middle class and the grin-and-bear-it bushie. More the sceptical satirist than the true believer, he offered the promise of a different way of being a cultured rebel.'
(p. 96-106)
Man of Steel, Robert Hughes , single work essay
An essay on the American sculptor Richard Serra
(p. 107-111)
Divine Bodies: Love, Lust and Longing in Freud's Collection, Janine Burke , single work essay
In this essay, Janine Burke discusses pieces in the Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's art collection.
(p. 112-121)
In the Wings, Helen Garner , single work essay
Helen Garner describes time spent in the Melbourne, Victoria, rehearsal rooms of the Australian Ballet.
(p. 122-129)
Northing In Ancient Wakes, Creed C. O'Hanlon , single work autobiography
Memoir of a sailing voyage north to the Arctic in the wake of the Viking longships.
(p. 135-146)
Note: Epigraph: It is not down in any map; true places never are. (Herman Melville, Moby-Dick). With title: Northing
Back To the Heart, Robyn Davidson , single work autobiography
Robyn Davidson travels back to the country that, in 1977, inspired in her 'the most profuound sense of belonging I will ever know' and resulted in her book Tracks.
(p. 147-155)
Are We Home Yet? A Thumbnail Dipped in Ink, Suzy Baldwin , single work essay
Baldwin writes: 'Home is not just a physical place. It's also an inner landscape, made up of all that you hold most dear.' In this sense, she revisits her English heritage and recognises her attachment to England as 'home'.
(p. 156-161)
Note: Expanded version. With title: Are We Home Yet?
Days of Christmas, Mark Tredinnick , single work prose (p. 162-176)
Cacophony, Louis Nowra , single work essay
Louis Nowra discusses the relationships between the first settlers and the Eora people in Sydney, New South Wales and the effect on each of each other's noises and language sounds. A parallel comment on Nowra's relationship with an elderly neighbour, and her accusations against him of noise making and the effect this has on his sensitivity to sounds around him in modern day Sydney, runs alongside part of the essay.
(p. 177-194)
Looking for Mr Mathews, Martin Thomas , single work essay
Martin Thomas writes about his biographcal subject the Australian anthropologist R. H. Mathews.
(p. 195-207)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2005 .
      Extent: 312p.
      ISBN: 1863951180
      Series: y separately published work icon The Best Australian Essays Black Inc. (publisher), Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2000-2018 Z1731488 2000 series - publisher essay extract prose review

      The first of the three 'Best of' collections, Best Australian Essays was initiated in 1998 (then published by Bookman Press) under the guidance of executive chair Morry Schwartz and edited by Peter Craven. In March 2018, Black Inc, announced the cancellation of all three, replaced by the series Best Summer Stories.

      Number in series: 6

Works about this Work

Untitled Susan Errington , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Spring no. 4 2006; (p. 59)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose
Vintage 2005 Jennifer Moran , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , March-April vol. 16 no. 2 2006; (p. 36-37)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose ; The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Poems 2005 2005 anthology poetry
Tonic for the Brain Katharine England , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 January 2006; (p. 10)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose
Swept Along by Personal Politics Nicola Robinson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 December 2005; (p. 23)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose
A Question of Taste James Bradley , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 December 2005; (p. 25)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose ; The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
Authentic Speaking Voices for Essays on a Wide Range of Important Views Dorothy Johnston , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 December 2005; (p. 14-15)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose
A Question of Taste James Bradley , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 December 2005; (p. 25)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose ; The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
Swept Along by Personal Politics Nicola Robinson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 December 2005; (p. 23)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose
Tonic for the Brain Katharine England , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 28 January 2006; (p. 10)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose
Vintage 2005 Jennifer Moran , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , March-April vol. 16 no. 2 2006; (p. 36-37)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose ; The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Poems 2005 2005 anthology poetry
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