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A wartime story about grief and returning to life after WW1. It follows a reincarnated soldier and a young woman dealing with grief, as they help each other come to terms with the violence of war.
Production Details
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A reading of the play was given in Sydney, 19 October 1937.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Spatialising the Ghosts of Anzac in the Plays of Sydney Tomholt : The Absent Soldier and the War Memorial
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 23 no. 1 2007; (p. 18-35) Kelly argues that the resonant presentation of catastrophic effects of war in the plays of Sydney Tomholt makes them important early examples of modernist drama. -
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Australian War Drama: 1909 to 1939
1989
Z362683
1989
single work
thesis
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Spatialising the Ghosts of Anzac in the Plays of Sydney Tomholt : The Absent Soldier and the War Memorial
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 23 no. 1 2007; (p. 18-35) Kelly argues that the resonant presentation of catastrophic effects of war in the plays of Sydney Tomholt makes them important early examples of modernist drama. -
y
Australian War Drama: 1909 to 1939
1989
Z362683
1989
single work
thesis
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- Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1930s
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