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Ian J. Bickerton Ian J. Bickerton i(A71736 works by)
Born: Established: Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Fredy Neptune Goes to War Ian J. Bickerton , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 73 2002; (p. 67-77; notes 232)
1 Why Australian, and American, Why Indeed All, Historians Should Read Les Murray's Fredy Neptune Ian J. Bickerton , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 70 2001; (p. 23-32; notes 152-153) Bickerton examines the nature of historical truth, asking questions such as "what is truth?" and "what constitutes good historical writing?" He asks the reader to consider whether a "verse novel in which the vast majority of individuals and events are not actual or real in any literal sense [can] be regarded as an authentic historical text?" (p.24)
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