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The Alpha and Omega of Brennan's The Wanderer Michael Buhagiar , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 11 no. 2 2011; 'The influence of Nietzsche's Also Sprach Zarathustra on Christopher Brennan's poem The Wanderer has been underestimated. It is especially apparent in the epigraph, and the poems (86 and 99) which open and close the sequence. The inner quest described in The Wanderer is generally held to have been a failure, but a revaluation in the light of the Nietzschean influence, incorporating a recension of the crucial poem 99, reveals a different story. The annular nature of the quest as described in the epigraph derives from Nietzsche's notion of Eternal Return , on which he confessed Zarathustra to be founded. Themes from Zarathustra dominate poem 86, and recur in poem 99. The line in the latter 'no ending of the way, no home, no goal', which has been widely interpreted as a confession of failure of the quest, is demonstrated to have been sourced from Zarathustra, where it does not bear that inference at all, but rather of triumph over doubt. The pivotal word 'withhold' in poem 99 is shown to be used in its archaic and neutral sense of 'hold within', rather than its modern sense of 'refuse to give up'. The Wanderer's quest is a success to approximately the same degree as that of Nietzsche's hero. Such clarity as to Brennan's achievement is essential if he is to attain the global reputation which many would argue he deserves.' (Author's abstract)
A Disciple of Christopher Brennan P. R. Stephensen , 1935 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Mercury , July no. 1 1935; (p. 86-89)
— Review of C. J. Brennan : An Essay in Values Randolph Hughes , 1934 single work criticism biography
The Discovery of C.J. Brennan Nettie Palmer , 1935 single work review
— Appears in: Manuscripts : A Quarterly of Arts and Letters , May no. 13 1935; (p. 1-6)
— Review of C. J. Brennan : An Essay in Values Randolph Hughes , 1934 single work criticism biography
Untitled 1934 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 October 1934; (p. 20)
Untitled 1934 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 November 1934; (p. 20)
— Review of C. J. Brennan : An Essay in Values Randolph Hughes , 1934 single work criticism biography
A Disciple of Christopher Brennan P. R. Stephensen , 1935 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Mercury , July no. 1 1935; (p. 86-89)
— Review of C. J. Brennan : An Essay in Values Randolph Hughes , 1934 single work criticism biography
Untitled 1934 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 November 1934; (p. 20)
— Review of C. J. Brennan : An Essay in Values Randolph Hughes , 1934 single work criticism biography
Chris Brennan 1934 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 December 1934; (p. 12)
— Review of C. J. Brennan : An Essay in Values Randolph Hughes , 1934 single work criticism biography
[Review] C. J. Brennan : An Essay in Values L. F. Fitzhardinge , 1934 single work review
— Appears in: Prometheus 1934; (p. 25-26)
— Review of C. J. Brennan : An Essay in Values Randolph Hughes , 1934 single work criticism biography
The Discovery of C.J. Brennan Nettie Palmer , 1935 single work review
— Appears in: Manuscripts : A Quarterly of Arts and Letters , May no. 13 1935; (p. 1-6)
— Review of C. J. Brennan : An Essay in Values Randolph Hughes , 1934 single work criticism biography
Untitled 1934 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 October 1934; (p. 20)
The Alpha and Omega of Brennan's The Wanderer Michael Buhagiar , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 11 no. 2 2011; 'The influence of Nietzsche's Also Sprach Zarathustra on Christopher Brennan's poem The Wanderer has been underestimated. It is especially apparent in the epigraph, and the poems (86 and 99) which open and close the sequence. The inner quest described in The Wanderer is generally held to have been a failure, but a revaluation in the light of the Nietzschean influence, incorporating a recension of the crucial poem 99, reveals a different story. The annular nature of the quest as described in the epigraph derives from Nietzsche's notion of Eternal Return , on which he confessed Zarathustra to be founded. Themes from Zarathustra dominate poem 86, and recur in poem 99. The line in the latter 'no ending of the way, no home, no goal', which has been widely interpreted as a confession of failure of the quest, is demonstrated to have been sourced from Zarathustra, where it does not bear that inference at all, but rather of triumph over doubt. The pivotal word 'withhold' in poem 99 is shown to be used in its archaic and neutral sense of 'hold within', rather than its modern sense of 'refuse to give up'. The Wanderer's quest is a success to approximately the same degree as that of Nietzsche's hero. Such clarity as to Brennan's achievement is essential if he is to attain the global reputation which many would argue he deserves.' (Author's abstract)
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