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y separately published work icon Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews anthology   criticism   column   review  
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews
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'Beginning with A. D. Hope's seminal drubbing of Patrick White in 1956, this collection of book reviews chronicles Australia's colorful practice of critical invective. Some of the poundings are couched in superb argument, but most trail clouds of self-glory and dull censure, lending credibility to the usual outcry by Australian artists that they have heard enough. Enjoyable to read and laugh at, reviews of controversial books from The Female Eunuch to Dead White Males also provide vivid and incisive snapshots of Australian culture.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Miegunyah Press , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Cr-r-r-ritics!, Angela Bennie , single work criticism
Angela Bennie argues for the return of Australian criticism as a literary art in its own right.
(p. 1-68)
1950s : Something In the Air, Angela Bennie , single work column (p. 66-68)
The Bunyip Stages a Comeback, A. D. Hope , single work review
— Review of The Tree of Man Patrick White , 1955 single work novel ;
(p. 69-73)
We Want Edmund, We Want, Max Harris , single work (p. 75-79)
1960s : The Lucky Country?, Angela Bennie , single work column (p. 84-86)
Still Wandering Islander, Sylvia Lawson , single work review
— Review of Poems A. D. Hope , 1960 selected work poetry ;
(p. 95)
Hooves of Brass and Feet of Clay, Stephen Murray-Smith , single work review
— Review of With Hooves of Brass Robert S. Close , 1961 single work novel ;
(p. 100-103)
Heave the Cleeve Competition, Olaf Ruhen , single work review
— Review of The Windows of Heaven Roger Cleeve , 1961 single work novel ;
(p. 107-108)
Pseudo-Koalas and Other Phoney Fauna, Dennis Hall , single work review
— Review of The Muddle-Headed Wombat Ruth Park , 1962 single work children's fiction ;
(p. 109-111)
Croak! Croak!, Allan Ashbolt , single work review
— Review of When Blackbirds Sing Martin Boyd , 1962 single work novel ;
(p. 111-115)
Not So Cheery, Howard Palmer , single work review
— Review of A Cheery Soul Patrick White , 1965 single work drama ;
This is only a one-sentence review: 'A Cheery Soul Is a Sad Play'.
(p. 115)
27,000 Adjectives from Outer Mungolia, S. T. Barnard , single work review
— Review of Son of Mars : A Novel Mungo MacCallum , 1963 single work novel ;
(p. 115-118)
We Are Going, single work review
— Review of We Are Going : Poems Kath Walker , 1962 selected work poetry ;
(p. 119)
1970s : The New Tribe, Angela Bennie , single work criticism (p. 129-132)
Or Its Most Laborious Party?, Julitha Dent , single work review
— Review of Don's Party David Williamson , 1971 single work drama ;
(p. 141-142)
'Bazza' is a Good Simple Comedy, Paddy McGuinness , single work review
— Review of The Adventures of Barry McKenzie Barry Humphries , Bruce Beresford , 1972 single work film/TV ;
(p. 143-145)
Presenting First, Middle and Last Picture Show, H. G. Kippax , single work review
— Review of Bon-Bons and Roses for Dolly Dorothy Hewett , 1972 single work musical theatre ;
(p. 149-150)
Disaster Even By Amateur Standards, H. G. Kippax , single work review
— Review of Mad Jean : They Reckon She's Crazy Like a Snake Steve J. Spears , 1978 single work drama ;
(p. 153-154)
Lost Generation, Ronald Conway , single work review
— Review of Monkey Grip Helen Garner , 1977 single work novel ;
(p. 155-158)
1980s : If This Is Australia, Angela Bennie , single work criticism (p. 159-162)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Miegunyah Press , 2006 .
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      Extent: xii, 433p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes index
      ISBN: 0522852416, 9780522852417
      Series: y separately published work icon Miegunyah Press Series : Second Series Miegunyah Press (publisher), 1995- Z1014067 1995- series - publisher In 1995 The Miegunyah Press became a separate imprint of MUP, and its distinctive window logo appears on all books published in the second series. Titles in the second series include a colophon page at the end of the book that lists the book's editor and designer, the typeface used in the text, the paper on which it is printed, the name of the printer and the number of copies printed. (Adapted from the publisher's website: http://www.mup.unimelb.edu.au/Miegunyah.html)

Works about this Work

Everyone's a Critic Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 351 2013;
Untitled Anthea Taylor , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 351-353)

— Review of Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006 anthology criticism column review
Goodbye to All That : The Avant-Garde at Twilight Peter Coleman , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 50 no. 10 2006; (p. 85-87)

— Review of Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006 anthology criticism column review
Stickers on a Rotten Apple John Carmody , 2006 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 285 2006; (p. 4)
Assassin in the Orchard Peter Rose , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 284 2006; (p. 33-34)

— Review of Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006 anthology criticism column review
The Search for Malice, Spite and Bile is Well Found Mark Thomas , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 July 2006; (p. 13)

— Review of Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006 anthology criticism column review
Licensed to Kill Peter Craven , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 August 2006; (p. 16)

— Review of Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006 anthology criticism column review
Biblio Bile Delivers Laughs Aplenty Debra Adelaide , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 August 2006; (p. 9)

— Review of Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006 anthology criticism column review
A Vanity of Critics Let Out of the Bag Gerard Windsor , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 August 2006; (p. 32)

— Review of Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006 anthology criticism column review
Reaching Critical Mass James Bradley , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 August 2006; (p. 23)

— Review of Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006 anthology criticism column review
Undercover Susan Wyndham , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 July 2006; (p. 30)
A column canvassing current literary news including brief reports on the publication of Angela Bennie's Creme de la Phlegm, and the announcement of Professor Robert Dixon's appointment as the head of Australian literature at the University of Sydney.
Stickers on a Rotten Apple John Carmody , 2006 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 285 2006; (p. 4)
Everyone's a Critic Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 351 2013;
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