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Appendix (pp.189-207) contains letters by Henry Handel Richardson to Nettie and Vance Palmer.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Country and Lives : Australian Biography and Its History
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Cercles , no. 35 2015; 'There have been attempts to relate national characteristics “by reference to climate, habitat and soil and investing the collective subject with psychological attributes” for over two millennia. More recently historians of modern nationalism developed elaborate typologies often citing Martin Heidegger’s arguments that “the being of the human finds its essence in the being of place — the belonging together of being and topos” [MALPAS 2012 : 5-6]. And yet the challenge to the ontological connection between self and place, what Jeff Malpas describes as the “topological analysis of self and identity”, has a long philosophical tradition, too. This debate over experience, biography and nation has implications for historians who have raised empirical questions about the development of collective sensibilities over time among recent emigrant peoples, their physical peculiarities, behaviourial quirks and emergent national character. In this paper I consider the role that biography writing played in the construction of an Australian national identity geared to what Pierre Nora famously termed as the “roman national”, or the collective discourse on the history of the nation and its place in the world. I argue that Australian historians played a significant role in the history of biograpy writing and, related to it, the debate over collective Australian identity.' (Introduction) -
The Prose of Nettie Palmer
1959
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , July vol. 18 no. 2 1959; (p. 231-236) -
The Link of Opposites
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 21 no. 4 1955; (p. 42)
— Review of Bernard O'Dowd 1954 single work biography ; Henry Handel Richardson : A Study 1950 single work criticism biography -
Henry Handel Richardson
1951
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 12 no. 1 1951; (p. 38-41)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : A Study 1950 single work criticism biography -
Untitled
1951
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 16 March 1951; (p. 158)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : A Study 1950 single work criticism biography
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The Link of Opposites
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 21 no. 4 1955; (p. 42)
— Review of Bernard O'Dowd 1954 single work biography ; Henry Handel Richardson : A Study 1950 single work criticism biography -
A Woman Who Waited 30 Years For Fame
1950
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 September 1950; (p. 2)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : A Study 1950 single work criticism biography -
Indispensable Biography
1950
single work
review
— Appears in: The Daily Mercury , 21 October 1950; (p. 2)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : A Study 1950 single work criticism biography -
Henry Handel Richardson as a Portent
1950
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 September 1950; (p. 12)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : A Study 1950 single work criticism biography -
Daughter of Richard Mahony
1950
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Week-End Review , 8 September vol. 1 no. 12 1950; (p. 177, 190)
— Review of Henry Handel Richardson : A Study 1950 single work criticism biography -
Untitled
1950
single work
column
— Appears in: The Daily Mercury , 30 December 1950; (p. 2) -
The Prose of Nettie Palmer
1959
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , July vol. 18 no. 2 1959; (p. 231-236) -
'Flat' Characters
1950
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 November vol. 71 no. 3691 1950; (p. 2) A reply to a review of her work on Henry Handel Richardson. -
Country and Lives : Australian Biography and Its History
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Cercles , no. 35 2015; 'There have been attempts to relate national characteristics “by reference to climate, habitat and soil and investing the collective subject with psychological attributes” for over two millennia. More recently historians of modern nationalism developed elaborate typologies often citing Martin Heidegger’s arguments that “the being of the human finds its essence in the being of place — the belonging together of being and topos” [MALPAS 2012 : 5-6]. And yet the challenge to the ontological connection between self and place, what Jeff Malpas describes as the “topological analysis of self and identity”, has a long philosophical tradition, too. This debate over experience, biography and nation has implications for historians who have raised empirical questions about the development of collective sensibilities over time among recent emigrant peoples, their physical peculiarities, behaviourial quirks and emergent national character. In this paper I consider the role that biography writing played in the construction of an Australian national identity geared to what Pierre Nora famously termed as the “roman national”, or the collective discourse on the history of the nation and its place in the world. I argue that Australian historians played a significant role in the history of biograpy writing and, related to it, the debate over collective Australian identity.' (Introduction)
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Subjects:
- The Fortunes of Richard Mahony : Comprising Australia Felix, The Way Home, Ultima Thule 1930 selected work novel
- Maurice Guest 1908 single work novel
- The Young Cosima 1939 single work novel
- The Getting of Wisdom 1910 single work novel
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