Barry Spurr Barry Spurr i(A19452 works by)
Gender: Male
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Excel Studies in Literature Pascal Press (publisher), Barry Spurr (editor), series - publisher criticism
1 The Death of Satire: Remembering Barry Humphries Barry Spurr , 2023 single work obituary (for Barry Humphries )
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 67 no. 6 2023; (p. 25-28) 'A personal anecdote, to begin. In a letter to the press in late 2014, Barry Humphries asked: Has Australia gone slightly mad? I read in the London press of some poor professor in Sydney who has been persecuted and suspended for sending emails to a friend in which he employs outrageous vernacular epithets for race which would be offensive if they were not so clearly jocular' (Publication abstract) 
1 Les Murray and Marian Poetry Barry Spurr , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 66 no. 12 2022; (p. 99-102)
1 Leonie Kramer: A Woman for All Seasons Barry Spurr , 2022 single work obituary (for Leonie Kramer )
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 66 no. 9 2022; (p. 58-61)
1 Six Poems for Dr Kennedy Some Unpublished Work of Bruce Beaver Barry Spurr , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 65 no. 4 2021; (p. 91-94) 'The prolific Australian poet Bruce Beaver (1928–2004), author of a dozen collections of verse, from Under the Bridge (1961) to The Long Game and Other Poems (posthumously published in 2005), was born in the Sydney seaside suburb of Manly and spent most of his life there. As is noted in the online Australian Poetry Library, Beaver’s work “had a considerable influence on the development of the ‘Generation of 1968’ and the ‘New Australian Poetry’ of the 1970s”. He won several major Australian literary awards, including the Grace Leven Poetry Prize (1970, for Letters to Live Poets), the C.J. Dennis Prize (1995, for Anima and Other Poems), the Fellowship of Australian Writers Christopher Brennan Award (1982), and the Patrick White Award (also 1982). Beaver was made a Member of the Order of Australia, in 1991, for service to literature. Yet his formidable achievement is less remembered today than that of other Australian poets of his era, such as Les Murray and Judith Wright.' (Introduction)
1 Censoring the Imagination Barry Spurr , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 60 no. 11 2016; (p. 87-89) 'The article discusses censorship in literature in Australia. It mentions that literary censorship in the country is increasingly progressive and has attracted liberal attitudes through the 20th century as expressed by author Lionel Shriver in his [sic] keynote address to the Brisbane Writers Festival in September 2016. It cites the literary pieces where literary censorship is evident.' (Publication abstract)
1 Visible Signs Barry Spurr , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 3 2003; (p. 167-170)
— Review of In Your Absence Stephen McInerney , 2002 selected work poetry
1 Nothing Like a Dame to Keep Philistines at Bay Barry Spurr , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 November 2001; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Matters of the Mind : Poems, Essays and Interviews in Honour of Leonie Kramer 2001 anthology poetry essay interview
1 y separately published work icon The Year of Living Dangerously and Highways to a War Barry Spurr , Glebe : Pascal Press , 1999 Z425862 1999 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon The Poetry of Judith Beveridge Barry Spurr (interviewer), Glebe : Pascal Press , 1999 Z425027 1999 selected work criticism biography interview
1 Poetic Transcreations Barry Spurr , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 57 no. 4 1997-1998; (p. 215-217)
— Review of بسبب غيمةٍ على الأرجح Wadih Sa'adeh , 1992 selected work poetry
1 Poetry of Resurrection : Peter Skrzynecki's "Easter Sunday" Barry Spurr , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Religion, Literature and the Arts : Conference Proceedings 1996; (p. 364-372)
1 y separately published work icon Poetry of Judith Wright Barry Spurr , Glebe : Pascal Press , 1995 Z1684985 1995 single work criticism 'A general introduction to the poet's life and a detailed analysis of important poems for student study, exam-style questions with guidelines". (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
1 y separately published work icon The Poetry of Bruce Dawe Barry Spurr , Glebe : Pascal Press , 1995 Z915541 1995 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon The Poetry of Robert Gray Barry Spurr , Glebe : Pascal Press , 1995 Z425136 1995 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon The Poetry of Kenneth Slessor Barry Spurr , Glebe : Pascal Press , 1994 Z424919 1994 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon The Poetry of Lee Cataldi Barry Spurr , Newtown : Barry Spurr , 1994 Z346692 1994 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon The Poetry of John Foulcher Barry Spurr , Glebe : Pascal Press , 1993 Z489836 1993 single work criticism
1 1 y separately published work icon The Poetry of Peter Skrzynecki Barry Spurr , Glebe : Pascal Press , 1993 Z489733 1993 single work criticism
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