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Contents
* Contents derived from the 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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On John Mclaren's Free Radicals,
single work
correspondence
The author corrects some mistakes about her family history which appeared in the biography Free Radicals : On the Left in Postwar Melbourne.
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Another Side of the Story,
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correspondence
The author comments on a number of articles which appeared in Overland, no.174, 2004
- Twenty Faces of Lorraine, single work short story (p. 6-8)
- Learning Without Being Taught, single work autobiography (p. 9-11)
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The Stuff of Nightmare : Peter Craven's Influence on Australian Literary Culture,
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criticism
The author examines the writing of Peter Craven. He criticises Craven's reviews of Australian works stating that 'one finds sweeping statements and bland generalities, but little evidence of an intimate, first-hand knowledge of 'the canon', or even much feeling for literature.'
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The Fiction of Friction
How to Fuck a Tuscan Garden : A Note on Literary Pessimism,
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criticism
McCann responds to suggestions that 'Australian fiction is struggling, sales are woeful' and the attendant 'demoralisation' of writers. McCann claims that writers are unwilling to alienate readers and therefore produce a homogenous national literature 'incapable of questioning its institutional or ideological functions.' Given this scenario, McCann says that an 'avant-garde' style seems impossible. 'In the meantime, complaints about the mediocre state of Australian literature are like hungry rumblings from the belly of the beast - the structures constantly calling out for innovative Australian writing are the very structures that impede its development.'
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First Days at the Literature Board,
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criticism
The author recalls his term of office on the newly formed Australian Literature Board.
- Rediscovering Compassion : The Legacy of Judith Wright, single work column (p. 31-33)
- Attacks that Sting : The Angry Poetry of Judith Wright and Gig Ryan, single work criticism (p. 34-38)
- Holy Maryi"beads marking the passing of time", single work poetry (p. 39)
- Lucidi"L uxuriating", single work poetry (p. 39)
- The Endi"It seemed to go on hour", single work poetry (p. 39)
- The Old Bastardi"Your father's in hospital", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Places of Refuge, sequence poetry (p. 41)
- Up in the Hillsi"Hidden away up in the hills, off a gravel road through an abandoned orchard,", single work poetry (p. 41)
- The Serpentine Monasteryi"Having stood in line and offered my spoonful of rice to each of the monks,", single work poetry (p. 41)
- A Satellite Cityi"Between the enormous limestone library and the recently laid-out ghost town", single work poetry (p. 41)
- In the Boot of Someone's Cari"There is a woman", single work poetry (p. 42)
- A Sin that Dare Not Speak Its Name, single work criticism (p. 43-47)
- The Poofter's Dog, extract novel (p. 48-51)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Weighty Issues
2005
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review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 269 2005; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Meanjin vol. 63 no. 4 2004 periodical issue ; Overland no. 177 Summer 2004 periodical issue ; Conversations vol. 5 no. 2 Summer 2005 periodical issue -
Non Fiction
2005
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 January 2005; (p. 5)
— Review of Overland no. 177 Summer 2004 periodical issue
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Non Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 January 2005; (p. 5)
— Review of Overland no. 177 Summer 2004 periodical issue -
Weighty Issues
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 269 2005; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Meanjin vol. 63 no. 4 2004 periodical issue ; Overland no. 177 Summer 2004 periodical issue ; Conversations vol. 5 no. 2 Summer 2005 periodical issue
Last amended 6 Jan 2005 14:20:59
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