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The Structure of Joseph Furphy's Such is Life
1956
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 15 no. 4 1956; (p. 374-389) On Native Grounds : Australian Writing from Meanjin Quarterly 1967; (p. 47-61) The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971; (p. 114-133) Barnes argues that Furphy constructed Such is Life to give an impression of the "seeming shapelessness and uncertain consequence of everyday life". Drawing on evidence from a typescript of the novel and Furphy's correspondence, Barnes demonstrates how Furphy deliberately imposed the narrative structure and hidden plots.
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The Structure of Joseph Furphy's Such is Life
1956
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 15 no. 4 1956; (p. 374-389) On Native Grounds : Australian Writing from Meanjin Quarterly 1967; (p. 47-61) The Australian Nationalists : Modern Critical Essays 1971; (p. 114-133) Barnes argues that Furphy constructed Such is Life to give an impression of the "seeming shapelessness and uncertain consequence of everyday life". Drawing on evidence from a typescript of the novel and Furphy's correspondence, Barnes demonstrates how Furphy deliberately imposed the narrative structure and hidden plots.
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The Craftsmanship of Joseph Furphy
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The Craftsmanship of Joseph Furphy
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- Such Is Life : Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins 1897 single work novel
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