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y separately published work icon David Williamson : A Celebration anthology   criticism  
Note: Compiled and introduced by Katharine Brisbane for the Friends of the National Library of Australia.
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 David Williamson : A Celebration
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:National Library of Australia , 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Conflict and Reconciliation : The Gospel According to David Williamson, Katharine Brisbane , single work criticism (p. 1-11)
The Making of Don's Party, John Clark , single work criticism (p. 13-19)
Our Living National Treasurer, Wayne Harrison , single work criticism
Harrison views Williamson's works from the viewpoint of the director. He also includes comments on the changing nature of the critical reception to Williamson's plays, particularly in the early 1990s when older critics, such as H. G. Kippax, were retiring and a 'younger, stingier breed' were taking over.
(p. 21-29)
Devouring Williamson : An Actor Ruminates, Glenn Hazeldine , single work criticism
Hazeldine reflects on the performace style required of an actor to effectively deliver a Williamson script to an audience.
(p. 31-37)
A Towering Talent, Leonard Radic , single work criticism (p. 39-45)

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Works about this Work

Defending Liberal Humanism? Yang Baolin , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies in China: Research on Australia by Chinese Scholars 2010;
'David Williamson is one of the most influential playwrights in contemporary Australia. His drama presents real aspects of Australian middle-class life and adopts humorous language, which contribute to its great popularity both at home and abroad. Williamson often resorts to irony in his drama to achieve effects of humor and satire. In Dead White Males Williamson adopts irony to mock at Post-structuralism and defend “White Myth†in Australia. His conservatism makes the play controversial and he is thus considered as a villain in 'the Culture Wars'.' (Publication abstract)
Defending Liberal Humanism? Yang Baolin , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies in China: Research on Australia by Chinese Scholars 2010;
'David Williamson is one of the most influential playwrights in contemporary Australia. His drama presents real aspects of Australian middle-class life and adopts humorous language, which contribute to its great popularity both at home and abroad. Williamson often resorts to irony in his drama to achieve effects of humor and satire. In Dead White Males Williamson adopts irony to mock at Post-structuralism and defend “White Myth†in Australia. His conservatism makes the play controversial and he is thus considered as a villain in 'the Culture Wars'.' (Publication abstract)
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