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Epigraph: Love that moves the sun and the other stars. Dante
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The Silver Age of Fiction
2011
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criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 110-115)‘In human reckoning, Golden Ages are always already in the past. The Greek poet Hesiod, in Works and Days, posited Five Ages of Mankind: Golden, Silver, Bronze, Heroic and Iron (Ovid made do with four). Writing in the Romantic period, Thomas Love Peacock (author of such now almost forgotten novels as Nightmare Abbey, 1818) defined The Four Ages of Poetry (1820) in which their order was Iron, Gold, Silver and Bronze. To the Golden Age, in their archaic greatness, belonged Homer and Aeschylus. The Silver Age, following it, was less original, but nevertheless 'the age of civilised life'. The main issue of Peacock's thesis was the famous response that he elicited from his friend Shelley - Defence of Poetry (1821).’ (Publication abstract)
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Strangled by Success
2007
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biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 June - 1 July 2007; (p. 6) -
I'll Tell You All - Except My Name
2006
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 November 2006; (p. 28-29)Kate Holden explores her curiosity at the use of pseudonyms by women writers of erotic literature. She concludes 'Playfulness, coyness, mystique and titillation are part of the erotic. In the age of bold women and admirable authors, though, it seems a shame to be so shy. It may be that "Anonymous" has the allure of teasing seduction, but a tease can go on only so long before it starts to look like apprehension.'
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Erotic Turn Misses the Plot
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 - 11 June 2006; (p. 22)
— Review of Landscape with Animals 2006 single work novel -
Sex and the Singular Woman
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 June 2006; (p. 8-9) Halligan wonders whether 'some men have trouble reading women writing about sex'. She illustrates her theme via the critical response to Cameron Redfern's (i.e. Sonya Hartnett's) Landscape with Animals.
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Animal Attraction
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 May 2006; (p. 24)
— Review of Landscape with Animals 2006 single work novel -
Vaseline Smears Vision in an Overblown Sex Shocker
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 May 2006; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Landscape with Animals 2006 single work novel -
On the Hunt for Love
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 May 2006; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Landscape with Animals 2006 single work novel -
He's a She Who's Master of the Art of Erotica
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 June 2006; (p. 13)
— Review of Landscape with Animals 2006 single work novel -
Erotic Turn Misses the Plot
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 - 11 June 2006; (p. 22)
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Sex-Lit Swap for Author
2006
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column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 14 May 2006; (p. 3) -
From Child's Play to Adults Only
2006
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column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 May 2006; (p. 3) The West Australian , 26 August 2006; (p. 7) Catherine Keenan reports that Sonya Hartnett 'did not want her name on Landscape to keep it distinct from her other works and to prevent children's libraries shelving it in the children's sections...' Hence the use of a pseudonym. -
Faking It
2006
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column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 28 May 2006; (p. 18) -
Sex and the Singular Woman
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 June 2006; (p. 8-9) Halligan wonders whether 'some men have trouble reading women writing about sex'. She illustrates her theme via the critical response to Cameron Redfern's (i.e. Sonya Hartnett's) Landscape with Animals. -
I'll Tell You All - Except My Name
2006
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 November 2006; (p. 28-29)Kate Holden explores her curiosity at the use of pseudonyms by women writers of erotic literature. She concludes 'Playfulness, coyness, mystique and titillation are part of the erotic. In the age of bold women and admirable authors, though, it seems a shame to be so shy. It may be that "Anonymous" has the allure of teasing seduction, but a tease can go on only so long before it starts to look like apprehension.'