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'Outlaws, irreverent humorists, political underdogs, authoritarians - and the silhouette, throughout, of a contemporary Australian woman: these are some of the figures who emerge from Philippa Kelly's extraordinary personal tale, The King and I. Kelly uses Shakespeare's King Lear as it has never been used before - to tell the story of Australia and Australians through the intimate journey she makes with Shakespeare's old king, whose struggles and torments are touchstones for the variety, poignancy and humour of Australian life. We hear the shrieking of birds and feel the heat of dusty towns, and we also come to know about important moments in Australia's social and political landscape: about the evolution of women's rights; about the erosion and reclamation of Aboriginal identity and the hardships experienced by transported settlers; and about attitudes toward age and endurance. At the heart of this book is one woman's personal story, and through this story we come to understand many profound and often hilarious features of the land Down Under.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Review : The King and I
2014
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— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 8 no. 1 2014;
— Review of The King and I 2011 single work autobiography -
Reflections Apropos of Two Australian Books on Shakespeare
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 4 no. 2 2012;
— Review of Ours As We Play It : Australia Plays Shakespeare 2011 single work criticism ; The King and I 2011 single work autobiography -
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2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Aumla , May no. 115 2011; (p. 103-105)
— Review of The King and I 2011 single work autobiography -
Jennifer Hamilton on Philippa Kelly, The King and I
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Long Paddock , vol. 71 no. 1 2011;
— Review of The King and I 2011 single work autobiography
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Jennifer Hamilton on Philippa Kelly, The King and I
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Long Paddock , vol. 71 no. 1 2011;
— Review of The King and I 2011 single work autobiography -
Reflections Apropos of Two Australian Books on Shakespeare
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 4 no. 2 2012;
— Review of Ours As We Play It : Australia Plays Shakespeare 2011 single work criticism ; The King and I 2011 single work autobiography -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Aumla , May no. 115 2011; (p. 103-105)
— Review of The King and I 2011 single work autobiography -
Review : The King and I
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 8 no. 1 2014;
— Review of The King and I 2011 single work autobiography
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