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Peter Hayes Peter Hayes i(A83399 works by)
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1 The Children's Bach Reconsidered Peter Hayes , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Institute Review , July no. 14 2020;

— Review of The Children's Bach Helen Garner , 1984 single work novella
1 On Brennan on Garner Peter Hayes , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: TSIR , June no. 5 2017;

— Review of A Writing Life : Helen Garner and Her Work Bernadette Brennan , 2017 single work biography
1 More ‘Ignorance-Shifting’ : Supplementary Annotations to the Second Annotated Edition of Joseph Furphy’s Such Is Life Peter Hayes , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 3 2014;
1 1 Helen Garner the Stylist Peter Hayes , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 53 no. 5 2009; (p. 86-87)
Hayes argues that Garner does not deserve the cliche of being 'one of Australia's greatest contemporary stylist' and finds flaws in the use of words in her writing style.
1 3 The Stuff of Nightmare : Peter Craven's Influence on Australian Literary Culture Peter Hayes , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 177 2004; (p. 14-21)
The author examines the writing of Peter Craven. He criticises Craven's reviews of Australian works stating that 'one finds sweeping statements and bland generalities, but little evidence of an intimate, first-hand knowledge of 'the canon', or even much feeling for literature.'
1 Not Bringing Home the Bacon Peter Hayes , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 48 no. 7-8 2004; (p. 122-124)

— Review of Death Sentence : The Decay of Public Language Don Watson , 2003 single work prose
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