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Archive Madness : The Anarchivic Imperative of Peter Mather’s Wort Papers
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue vol. 11 no. 1 2011; (p. 1-9) 'The paper discusses Peter Mathers' The Wort Papers in terms of Derrida work Archive Madness. It examines the way in which the idea of "the anarchivic" can be used to read the novel in relation to the texts resistance to categorisation and it s hybrid construction.' (Author's abstract)
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Sunshine and Shambles : The Peter Mathers Papers
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , May no. 83 2009; (p. 101-107) 'In the rich depository of the Peter Mathers Papers in the State library of Victoria, the author's literary and personal labours are extensively and disarmingly displayed' (101). Pierce traces Mather's life and his sometimes desperate attempts of finding employment or grants and making a living for himself and his family, and discusses his two novels, Trap and The Wort Papers. -
Gerrymander : The Place of Suburbia in Australian Fiction
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 49 no. 3 1990; (p. 565-575) Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 19-30) - y Roguery : The Picaresque Tradition in Australian, Canadian and Indian Fiction Ronald Blaber , Marvin Gilman , Springwood : Butterfly Books , 1990 Z349867 1990 single work criticism
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Protest and Apology : Eastern Australia
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 241-262)
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Recent Novels
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 34 1966; (p. 49-50)
— Review of The Slow Natives 1965 single work novel ; Trap : A Novel 1966 single work novel ; The Solid Mandala 1966 single work novel ; Big Red : A Novel 1965 single work novel -
Re-Reading Peter Mathers
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , October no. 85 1981; (p. 47-58)
— Review of The Wort Papers 1972 single work novel ; Trap : A Novel 1966 single work novel -
[Review] Trap : A Novel
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 26 no. 4 1966; (p. 279-280)
— Review of Trap : A Novel 1966 single work novel -
[Review] Trap : A Novel
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 June 1966; (p. 10)
— Review of Trap : A Novel 1966 single work novel -
[Review] Trap : A Novel
1966
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 May 1966; (p. 21)
— Review of Trap : A Novel 1966 single work novel -
Sunshine and Shambles : The Peter Mathers Papers
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , May no. 83 2009; (p. 101-107) 'In the rich depository of the Peter Mathers Papers in the State library of Victoria, the author's literary and personal labours are extensively and disarmingly displayed' (101). Pierce traces Mather's life and his sometimes desperate attempts of finding employment or grants and making a living for himself and his family, and discusses his two novels, Trap and The Wort Papers. -
Archive Madness : The Anarchivic Imperative of Peter Mather’s Wort Papers
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue vol. 11 no. 1 2011; (p. 1-9) 'The paper discusses Peter Mathers' The Wort Papers in terms of Derrida work Archive Madness. It examines the way in which the idea of "the anarchivic" can be used to read the novel in relation to the texts resistance to categorisation and it s hybrid construction.' (Author's abstract)
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Postwar : The Moderns
Joseph Jones
,
Johanna Jones
,
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Fiction 1983; (p. 87-127) -
Gerrymander : The Place of Suburbia in Australian Fiction
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 49 no. 3 1990; (p. 565-575) Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 19-30) -
Protest and Apology : Eastern Australia
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 241-262)
Awards
- 1966 winner Miles Franklin Literary Award
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