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Notes
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Author's note: The characters of the play are the men of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910, who made the final dash to the Pole: Captain Robert Falcon Scott, C.V.O., R.N., leader of the exxpedition; Edward Adrian Wilson, B.A., M.B., chief of the scientific staff; Captain Lawrence E.G. Oates of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; Lieutenant Henry R. Bowers, R.I.M., Petty Officer Edward Evans, R.N.
Sources of the play were Scott's diary and Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World. D.A.S.
Production Details
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The Fire in the Snow, a verse drama based on Scott's 1911-1912 Antarctic expedition was first produced 5 June 1941 on ABC radio.
Broadcast on ABC Radio National on Sunday 2 January 2011 as part of the Playing the 20th Century series.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille. Also sound recording. Sound recordings available include a recording of the Old Tote Theatre Co. production by Robin Lovejoy, c 1973
Works about this Work
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'A Place of Ideals in Conflict' : Images of Antarctica in Australian Literature
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Littoral Zone : Australian Contexts and Their Writers 2007; (p. 261-290) This chapter examines Australian literature (poetry, fiction, and plays) dealing with Antarctica, focussing on each text's engagement with the Antarctic environment and the debates surrounding it. Beginning with two late nineteenth-century Antarctic utopias, the survey moves through the work of well-known writers such as Douglas Stewart and Thomas Keneally in the mid-century to more recent writing by Dorothy Porter, Les Murray, Caroline Caddy, and others. Less familiar material, such as poetry by Antarctic expeditioners themselves, is also discussed. The essay traces a rough progression in Australian representation of the far southern environment, from an initial utopian approach to an emphasis on its stark, 'timeless' icescape as a minimalist backdrop for human dramas to an appreciation of its changeability, complexity and fragility. (from The Littoral Zone) -
Cold Comfort
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , December no. 159 1996; (p. 33-34)
— Review of The Fire on the Snow 1941 single work radio play -
Adrift in Arctic Waste
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 November 1996; (p. 11)
— Review of The Fire on the Snow 1941 single work radio play -
Mapping the Unknown: Australian Mythical Landscape in Douglas Stewart's Voyager Poems
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia's Changing Landscapes : Proceedings of the Second EASA Conference : Sitges, Barcelona, October 1993 1995; (p. 139-144) Readings in Contemporary Australian Poetry 1997; (p. [57]-65) -
Quests
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 13 no. 4 1988; (p. 390-408)
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Cold Comfort
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , December no. 159 1996; (p. 33-34)
— Review of The Fire on the Snow 1941 single work radio play -
Untitled
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , December vol. 27 no. 4 1955; (p. 125)
— Review of The Fire on the Snow 1941 single work radio play -
Fire of Yesteryear
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation , 27 April 1968; (p. 17)
— Review of The Fire on the Snow 1941 single work radio play -
Adrift in Arctic Waste
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 November 1996; (p. 11)
— Review of The Fire on the Snow 1941 single work radio play -
Untitled
1945
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , vol. 17 no. 2 1945; (p. 115-116)
— Review of The Fire on the Snow 1941 single work radio play ; The Golden Lover 1942 single work radio play ; The Fire on the Snow and The Golden Lover : Two Plays for Radio 1944 selected work radio play -
'A Place of Ideals in Conflict' : Images of Antarctica in Australian Literature
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Littoral Zone : Australian Contexts and Their Writers 2007; (p. 261-290) This chapter examines Australian literature (poetry, fiction, and plays) dealing with Antarctica, focussing on each text's engagement with the Antarctic environment and the debates surrounding it. Beginning with two late nineteenth-century Antarctic utopias, the survey moves through the work of well-known writers such as Douglas Stewart and Thomas Keneally in the mid-century to more recent writing by Dorothy Porter, Les Murray, Caroline Caddy, and others. Less familiar material, such as poetry by Antarctic expeditioners themselves, is also discussed. The essay traces a rough progression in Australian representation of the far southern environment, from an initial utopian approach to an emphasis on its stark, 'timeless' icescape as a minimalist backdrop for human dramas to an appreciation of its changeability, complexity and fragility. (from The Littoral Zone) -
Australian Drama from 'Sunny South' to 'Fire on the Snow'
1954
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Queensland Writing : The 1954 Anthology of the Queensland Authors and Artists Association (Fellowship of Australian Writers, Queensland Section) 1954; (p. 22-26) -
Drama
1981
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Oxford History of Australian Literature 1981; (p. 175-267) -
Radio Drama : The Australian Experience
1981
1981
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Radio Drama 1981; (p. 244-259) -
The S.H. Prior Prize
1945
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 July vol. 66 no. 3414 1945; (p. 7)
Awards
- 1945 winner S.H. Prior Memorial Prize
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