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Australian Biography and Autobiography
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 165-179) Whitlock explores the richness of Australian biography and autobiography, as it relates to the dynamics of a settler colony. -
New Dark on Noela Slessor
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 62 no. 3 2002; (p. 141-143) -
Slessor's Library
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 58 no. 4 1998-1999; (p. 152-156) -
y
Out in the Open : An Autobiography
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
1994
Z91836
1994
single work
autobiography
'"I was born in a house of books."
'So begins this long-awaited autobiography, in which Geoffrey Dutton embarks on an honest, controversial and brilliantly entertaining journey through seventy crowded years.
'His unusual childhood was dominated by the lavish lives of his wealthy parents who collected houses as well as books, although young Geoffrey was despatched to boarding school at a young age while his mother traveled abroad to enjoy a flirtation with the European aristocracy.
'His real education came later, in wartime. I've joined the air force, and as well as embarking on various amorous adventures, his risky low flying antics had him promptly locked up in the "boob".
'During the war he also began publishing poetry and was closely associated with the modernist movement in art and literature. Later I studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, where CS Lewis was one of his tutors.
'Since then Geoffrey Dutton has become renowned as a poet, critic, biographer, publisher and editor. In this masterpiece of literary autobiography he traces many journeys, from his sojourn in Cold War crazy Kansas to a wild and wonderful visit to Russia as a hapless victim of Intourist. Other travels take him through the Pacific, Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean.
'There are many intimate portraits of his sometimes volatile friends, among them the feisty Zhenya Yevtushenko, fellow flier David Campbell, Russell Drysdale, Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, the precocious Robert Hughes, Ken Slessor, and Max Harris, eccentric survivor of "Ern Malley " Here too is the full story of the celebrated, quarter-century friendship with Patrick White which ended so bitterly.' (Publication summary) -
Decoding the Past
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1 1992; (p. 94-97)
— Review of Kenneth Slessor : A Biography 1991 single work biography
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Windows into Many Worlds
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 11 no. 2 1992; (p. 65-66)
— Review of Cosmo Cosmolino 1992 single work novel ; Reef Windows 1991 selected work poetry ; Kenneth Slessor : A Biography 1991 single work biography -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 15 no. 3 1992; (p. 235-238)
— Review of Kenneth Slessor : A Biography 1991 single work biography ; Such Is Life : Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins 1897 single work novel -
A Poetic Life
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Top Shelf : Supplement to Australian Book Review 1991; (p. 9)
— Review of Kenneth Slessor : A Biography 1991 single work biography -
A Question of Finding the Enigma
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 November 1991; (p. 21)
— Review of Kenneth Slessor : A Biography 1991 single work biography -
A Shilling Life will Give You All the Facts
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 1 no. 1 1991; (p. 95-97)
— Review of Kenneth Slessor : A Biography 1991 single work biography -
New Dark on Noela Slessor
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 62 no. 3 2002; (p. 141-143) -
Australian Biography and Autobiography
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 165-179) Whitlock explores the richness of Australian biography and autobiography, as it relates to the dynamics of a settler colony. -
'My Rather Tedious Hero' : A Portrait of Kenneth Slessor
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , September vol. 36 no. 3 1991; (p. 27-36) The AustLit Anthology of Criticism 2010; (p. 58) -
y
Out in the Open : An Autobiography
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
1994
Z91836
1994
single work
autobiography
'"I was born in a house of books."
'So begins this long-awaited autobiography, in which Geoffrey Dutton embarks on an honest, controversial and brilliantly entertaining journey through seventy crowded years.
'His unusual childhood was dominated by the lavish lives of his wealthy parents who collected houses as well as books, although young Geoffrey was despatched to boarding school at a young age while his mother traveled abroad to enjoy a flirtation with the European aristocracy.
'His real education came later, in wartime. I've joined the air force, and as well as embarking on various amorous adventures, his risky low flying antics had him promptly locked up in the "boob".
'During the war he also began publishing poetry and was closely associated with the modernist movement in art and literature. Later I studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, where CS Lewis was one of his tutors.
'Since then Geoffrey Dutton has become renowned as a poet, critic, biographer, publisher and editor. In this masterpiece of literary autobiography he traces many journeys, from his sojourn in Cold War crazy Kansas to a wild and wonderful visit to Russia as a hapless victim of Intourist. Other travels take him through the Pacific, Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean.
'There are many intimate portraits of his sometimes volatile friends, among them the feisty Zhenya Yevtushenko, fellow flier David Campbell, Russell Drysdale, Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, the precocious Robert Hughes, Ken Slessor, and Max Harris, eccentric survivor of "Ern Malley " Here too is the full story of the celebrated, quarter-century friendship with Patrick White which ended so bitterly.' (Publication summary) -
Slessor's Library
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 58 no. 4 1998-1999; (p. 152-156)
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