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Contents indexed selectively.
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Antigone Kefala's Intricate Thematic Tapestry,
single work
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'I have had the pleasure of living with Antigone Kefala's words fro many years now, particularly so over the last decade through my doctoral research, The Shadow of the Muse, where I focus on first-, second- and third-generation Greek-Australian women's writing.' (Introduction)
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Antigone Kefala at the Crossroad of Cultures,
single work
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'Meeting Antigone Kefala back in 1980 was like a breath of fresh air in an atmosphere of cultural confusion in which I was living at the time. Although I had been in Australia for 10 years then, I was still struggling to adjust to the new way of life. Looking back to the 1970s, I can now say that my early years as a migrant can be summarised as a struggle for cultural identity in an environment of conflicting values. It all amounted to living in a cultural void which offered neither a sense of belonging nor a sense of direction.' (Introduction)
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Fragments,
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— Review of Fragments 2016 selected work poetry ; (p. 30) -
Antigone Kefala and the Plaintive Voices of Amanedes,
single work
column
'I have been reading and re-reading Antigone Kefala's prose and poetry throughout the past decades, ever since I discovered her work in the 1990s and decided to write part of my PhD thesis on her writing. I have been following the development of her themes, which I might call 'obsessions', without giving to the word any neurotic meaning. After all, aren't all writers who write out of necessity and not out of fashion, aren't all artists somehow 'obsessed'?' (Introduction)
- George Athanasiou : A Life of Creativity, single work column (p. 40)
- Claire Catacouzinos, single work interview (p. 41)
- Dionysia Mousoura, single work interview (p. 43)
- Stavros Messinis, single work interview (p. 49)
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[Review] On Patrick White,
single work
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— Review of Christos Tsiolkas on Patrick White 2018 single work essay ;'Christos Tsiolkas's essay on Patrick White is a study in one writer's love for another and a mediation on the erotics of reading and writing.' (Introduction)
- The Poison, single work prose (p. 79-81)
- After 'After Airless 1'i"You", single work poetry (p. 94)
- Because You Don't Understandi"You ask me if I'm happy", single work poetry (p. 95)
- Old Man in His Pietyi"I see him on the bus", single work poetry (p. 96)
- Archaic Frieze of Horsemeni"A sequence from a dream of Crete", single work poetry (p. 96)
- Only Madmen Come Out in the Midnight Suni"Only madmen come out in the midnight sun", single work poetry (p. 97)
- Respitei"The house was grand, once was spledid", single work poetry (p. 97)
- Seize the Clayi"Where are the words to pierce the heart", single work poetry (p. 98)
- In the Athens Plakai"In the Greek taverna below the Parthenon", single work poetry (p. 98)
- (Chance) Encounter Chancei"Stay a moment to chat", single work poetry (p. 98)
- White Butterfliesi"Since my engagement", single work poetry (p. 99)