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The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism
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The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism
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Dedication: Dedicated to the memory of Dymphna Clark.
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C.J. Brennan's Femme Fatale : Representations of Female Sexuality in Poems
2009
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criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , no. 9 2009; 'This essay is intended to reappraise, from a feminist perspective, Christopher Brennan's 'Poems [1913]'. It will argue that through the key figure of Lilith, Brennan's representation of female sexuality and Motherhood disrupts the traditional representations of Lilith in mythology, reflecting changes in the defined roles of gender identity occurring in the late nineteenth century. By examining Brennan's representation of gender in relation to the historical context and to the broader theological concerns of the poetry, this essay will argue for the possibility that Brennan's poetry could be regarded as 'protofeminist'. The works of critical thinkers and theorists such as Julia Kristeva, Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar, Mary Condren and Judith Wright are drawn on to form this argument.' -
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2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 355-357)
— Review of The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism 2006 single work criticism -
Esoteric Quest
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 299 2008; (p. 60-61)
— Review of The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism 2006 single work criticism -
Westerly Non-Fiction Review 2006-2007
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 160-171)
— Review of 'Flashing Eyes and Floating Hair' : A Reading of Gwen Harwood's Pseudonymous Poetry 2006 single work criticism ; The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism 2006 single work criticism ; Prince of the Church : Patrick Francis Moran, 1830-1911 2007 single work biography ; Homing In : Essays on Australian Literature and Selfhood 2006 selected work criticism essay autobiography ; Mind the Country : Tim Winton's Fiction 2006 single work criticism ; My Father's Compass : A Memoir 2007 single work autobiography ; Darby : One Hundred Years of Life in a Changing Culture 2006 single work life story ; Prisoners of the Japanese : Literary Imagination and the Prisoner-of-War Experience 2006 single work criticism ; Translating Lives : Living with Two Languages and Cultures 2007 anthology autobiography ; The Sea Coast of Bohemia : Literary Life in Sydney's Roaring Twenties 1992 single work criticism ; The Forgotten Children : Fairbridge Farm School and Its Betrayal of Australia's Child Migrants 2007 single work autobiography ; Well Done, Those Men : Memoirs of a Vietnam Veteran 2005 single work autobiography ; David Malouf 2007 single work criticism ; A Story To Tell 2006 single work autobiography ; The Best Australian Essays 2006 2006 anthology essay ; Sunrise West 2007 single work autobiography ; A Revealed Life : Australian Writers and Their Journeys in Memoir 2007 anthology autobiography ; Another Country 2007 selected work prose ; The Melancholy Dane : (A Portrait of the Poet as a Young Man) 2006 single work autobiography -
Katherine Barnes: The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's Poems: Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 6 no. 1 2007; (p. 137-139)
— Review of The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism 2006 single work criticism
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Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , June no. 354 2007; (p. 58-63)
— Review of The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism 2006 single work criticism Book launch speech, St Ignatius College, Riverview, 19 August 2006. -
Katherine Barnes: The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's Poems: Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 6 no. 1 2007; (p. 137-139)
— Review of The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism 2006 single work criticism -
Westerly Non-Fiction Review 2006-2007
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 160-171)
— Review of 'Flashing Eyes and Floating Hair' : A Reading of Gwen Harwood's Pseudonymous Poetry 2006 single work criticism ; The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism 2006 single work criticism ; Prince of the Church : Patrick Francis Moran, 1830-1911 2007 single work biography ; Homing In : Essays on Australian Literature and Selfhood 2006 selected work criticism essay autobiography ; Mind the Country : Tim Winton's Fiction 2006 single work criticism ; My Father's Compass : A Memoir 2007 single work autobiography ; Darby : One Hundred Years of Life in a Changing Culture 2006 single work life story ; Prisoners of the Japanese : Literary Imagination and the Prisoner-of-War Experience 2006 single work criticism ; Translating Lives : Living with Two Languages and Cultures 2007 anthology autobiography ; The Sea Coast of Bohemia : Literary Life in Sydney's Roaring Twenties 1992 single work criticism ; The Forgotten Children : Fairbridge Farm School and Its Betrayal of Australia's Child Migrants 2007 single work autobiography ; Well Done, Those Men : Memoirs of a Vietnam Veteran 2005 single work autobiography ; David Malouf 2007 single work criticism ; A Story To Tell 2006 single work autobiography ; The Best Australian Essays 2006 2006 anthology essay ; Sunrise West 2007 single work autobiography ; A Revealed Life : Australian Writers and Their Journeys in Memoir 2007 anthology autobiography ; Another Country 2007 selected work prose ; The Melancholy Dane : (A Portrait of the Poet as a Young Man) 2006 single work autobiography -
Esoteric Quest
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 299 2008; (p. 60-61)
— Review of The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism 2006 single work criticism -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 355-357)
— Review of The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism 2006 single work criticism -
C.J. Brennan's Femme Fatale : Representations of Female Sexuality in Poems
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , no. 9 2009; 'This essay is intended to reappraise, from a feminist perspective, Christopher Brennan's 'Poems [1913]'. It will argue that through the key figure of Lilith, Brennan's representation of female sexuality and Motherhood disrupts the traditional representations of Lilith in mythology, reflecting changes in the defined roles of gender identity occurring in the late nineteenth century. By examining Brennan's representation of gender in relation to the historical context and to the broader theological concerns of the poetry, this essay will argue for the possibility that Brennan's poetry could be regarded as 'protofeminist'. The works of critical thinkers and theorists such as Julia Kristeva, Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar, Mary Condren and Judith Wright are drawn on to form this argument.'
Awards
- 2008 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Literary Scholarship
- 2007 winner ASAL Awards — Walter McRae Russell Award
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