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Ann Blake Ann Blake i(A34327 works by) (a.k.a. A. Blake)
Gender: Female
Heritage: English
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1 Christina Stead: Loving Letters Ann Blake , single work review
— Review of Talking into the Typewriter : Selected Letters (1973-1983) Christina Stead , 1992 selected work correspondence
1 Resisting Judgement in Christina Stead : Critical Writing of the 1980s Ann Blake , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 4 2014; 'Jonathan Franzen writing in 2010 in The New York Times deplored the neglect of Christina Stead, and especially of her masterpiece, The Man Who Loved Children. He quoted a 1980 study of the 100 most-cited literary writers of the twentieth century, based on scholarly citations, which made no mention of Stead. He continued: ‘This would be less puzzling if Stead and her best novel didn’t positively cry out for academic criticism of every stripe. Especially confounding is that The Man Who Loved Children has failed to become a core text in every women’s studies program in the country’ (12). Franzen’s complaint is of course an old story, and what is true of this novel is true of her work as a whole. Her first two books, published originally in England, appeared with considerable acclaim there and in Australia. After thirty years of mixed reviews, she at last won accolades and prizes, but has not managed to hold a sure place in the Western canon, or with the common reader. Among writers, however, she has a vocal following, Franzen being the latest in a distiguished list. ' (Author's introduction)
1 Christina Stead: The Integrity of the Writer Ann Blake , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 3 2003; (p. 53-62)
1 Christina Stead Correspondence : Christina Stead to Anne Dooley: A Draft Letter Christina Stead , Ann Blake (editor), 2003 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 3 2003; (p. 44-51)
1 A "Very Backward Country" : Christina Stead and the English Class System Ann Blake , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: England through Colonial Eyes in Twentieth-Century Fiction 2001; (p. 104-115)
1 1 y separately published work icon England through Colonial Eyes in Twentieth-Century Fiction Ann Blake , Sue Thomas , Leela Gandhi , Basingstoke : Palgrave , 2001 Z937814 2001 multi chapter work criticism
1 8 y separately published work icon Christina Stead's Politics of Place Ann Blake , Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 1999 Z503428 1999 single work criticism biography
1 A Reconsideration of Christina Stead at Work: Fact into Fiction Ann Blake , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 18 no. 1 1997; (p. 12-20)
1 Christina Stead's English Short Stories Ann Blake , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 53 no. 4 1993; (p. 146-160)
1 Writing and Revenge Ann Blake , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Editions , June no. 16 1993; (p. 3-4)
— Review of Christina Stead : A Biography Hazel Rowley , 1993 single work biography
1 Forecasts Ann Blake , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 72 no. 1036 1993; (p. 32)
— Review of Christina Stead : A Biography Hazel Rowley , 1993 single work biography
1 Christina Stead: Loving Letters Ann Blake , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Meridian , October vol. 11 no. 2 1992; (p. 84-86)
— Review of A Web of Friendship : Selected Letters (1928-1973) Christina Stead , 1992 selected work correspondence
1 Christina Stead's "Miss Herbert (the Suburban Wife)" and the English Middle Class Ann Blake , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Journal of Commonwealth Literature , vol. 26 no. 1 1991; (p. 49-64)
1 An Epic Exhumed Ann Blake , 1988 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 47 no. 1 1988; (p. 135-143)
1 Christina Stead's "Ocean of Story" Ann Blake , 1986 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Meridian , October vol. 5 no. 2 1986; (p. 117-122)
1 [Review] Ocean of Story Ann Blake , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Meridian , October vol. 5 no. 2 1986; (p. 117-122)
— Review of Ocean of Story : The Uncollected Stories of Christina Stead Christina Stead , 1985 selected work short story prose extract drama biography
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