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* Contents derived from the 1962 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Form of Such Is Life,
single work
criticism
Kiernan looks at the text as an organic whole that presents a unified meaning to the reader. Kiernan examines the role of the narrator in establishing this meaning, concluding that all of the text is a drama because of Tom Collins' presence in the action. This enables the reader to consider the whole without the author's intervention. The novel is a success, therefore, according to the "critical standards which demand a novel . . . be a fully objectified work of art".
- The Wine is Drunki"The wine is drunk, the woman known.", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Beethoven, 1798 (to Rex Hobcroft)i"He sings, often at night. His voice is shocking.", single work poetry (p. 29)
- A Word for My Daughteri"Little girl lying there, too small to play", single work poetry (p. 37)
- After the Shipwrecki"From residues of hopes", single work poetry (p. 37)
- The Girl in the Coffee Shopi"Her eyes are the brown of her own coffee ground", single work poetry (p. 38)
- A Touch of Wisteria, single work short story (p. 39-48)
- Rope Tricki"I tossed a rope into the air,", single work poetry (p. 49)
- Passing of the Short Story, single work criticism (p. 51-55)
- Orchestrai"Remote, impassive, workaday,", single work poetry (p. 56-58)
- Australian Poets Speaking Their Own Verses : Or 'She'll Do, Mate', single work criticism (p. 69-71)
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Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Henry Lawson 1962 single work criticism ; Henry Handel Richardson 1961 single work criticism ; (p. 81-82) -
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single work
review
— Review of This Vital Flesh 1939 selected work poetry prose ; (p. 82-83) -
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single work
review
— Review of Tradition in Exile : A Comparative Study of Social Influences on the Development of Australian and Canadian Poetry in the Nineteenth Century 1962 single work criticism ; (p. 83-84) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Here in the Grass 1961 selected work poetry ; Poems 1962 selected work poetry ; Preciosa 1962 selected work poetry ; (p. 84-86) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of The Colonial Minstrel 1960 single work biography ; (p. 88-89) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Colonial Ballads 1955 anthology poetry ; (p. 88-89) -
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single work
review
— Review of Solo for Several Players 1961 single work novel ; (p. 95-96) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Blow the Wind Southerly 1962 single work novel ; (p. 96) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Roll the Summers Back 1961 single work autobiography ; (p. 96)