G. A. Wilkes G. A. Wilkes i(A19738 works by) (a.k.a. Gerald Alfred Wilkes)
Also writes as: G. A. W.
Born: Established: 27 Sep 1927 Punchbowl, Bankstown area, Sydney Southwest, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 15 May 2020
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon Australian Literary Reprints G. A. Wilkes (editor), Sydney : Sydney University Press , Z840650 series - publisher
1 The Strategy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets G. A. Wilkes , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Free Mind : Essays and Poems in Honour of Barry Spurr 2016; 'Anyone who has “taught” Shakespeare’s sonnets (always a privilege) over a period of time will have encountered various approaches to the topic. To apply the term “strategy” may seem presumptuous. But it reflects my basic conviction, that when Shakespeare set out on this venture, it was to produce a sequence that would be true to the genre, but unlike anything that had gone before. The intent was exploratory, and interrogative. This I shall try to demonstrate, but as the term “strategy” did not come into the English language until after Shakespeare’s death, I take as a starting-point two of the earliest references to Shakespeare as a literary figure in his lifetime, to provide some perspective.' (Introduction)
1 False Starts and Winding Ways : Christopher Brennan's 'Vigil' G. A. Wilkes , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 68 no. 3 2008; (p. 81-107) The article traces the complex textual history and development of Brennan's poem 'Vigil', examines its Gnostic content and its manifold allusions, and looks at its position within Brennan's oeuvre.
1 4 y separately published work icon Stunned Mullets and Two-Pot Screamers: A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms G. A. Wilkes , South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 2008 Z1513891 2008 reference
1 After-Images in Glass G. A. Wilkes , 1999 single work biography
— Appears in: Southerly , Spring-Summer vol. 59 no. 3-4 1999; (p. 62-66)
1 My Spouse and I G. A. Wilkes , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 59 no. 1 1999; (p. 163-167)
— Review of The Journal of Annie Baxter Dawbin : July 1858 - May 1868 Annie Maria Baxter Dawbin , 1998 single work autobiography
1 Generous Teacher and Donne Scholar G. A. Wilkes , 1999 single work obituary (for W. Milgate )
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 August 1999; (p. 13)
1 Reflections on the Canon G. A. Wilkes , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 58 no. 2 1998; (p. 107-118)
1 Hegelian Mutations in the Poetry of Judith Wright G. A. Wilkes , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: Notes & Furphies , October no. 41 1998; (p. 7)
1 Living and Partly Living G. A. Wilkes , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 7 no. 1 1997; (p. 118-120)
— Review of Writing in Hope and Fear : Literature as Politics in Postwar Australia John McLaren , 1996 selected work criticism biography
1 Furphy 1 - The Role of Sollicker in `Such is Life' G. A. Wilkes , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Notes & Furphies , April no. 36 1996; (p. 19)
1 Rewriting Literary History G. A. Wilkes , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 52 no. 2 1992; (p. 149-154)
— Review of Australian Literary Studies vol. 13 no. 4 1988 anthology periodical issue criticism
1 2 y separately published work icon A Treasury of Bush Verse G. A. Wilkes (editor), North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1991 Z61919 1991 anthology poetry humour
1 Henry Handel Richardson: Some Associations G. A. Wilkes , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 47 no. 2 1987; (p. 207-213)
1 Booze does Better than Jails in our Oz Lit Guide G. A. Wilkes , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 June 1987; (p. 48)
— Review of The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia 1987 single work criticism biography bibliography
1 y separately published work icon Joseph Furphy's Such is Life G. A. Wilkes , Melbourne : Shillington House , 1985 Z915757 1985 single work criticism
1 Short Views G. A. W. , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 45 no. 2 1985; (p. 243-244)
— Review of Australian Contemporary Drama 1909-1982 : A Critical Introduction Dennis Carroll , 1985 single work criticism ; The Passing Guest : A Life of Henry Kingsley J. S. D. Mellick , 1982 single work biography ; The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Warped Universe : A Study of Imagery and Structure in Seven Novels by Patrick White Karin Hansson , 1984 selected work criticism biography
1 Untitled G. A. Wilkes , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 45 no. 2 1985; (p. 243)
— Review of Australia, the Daedalus Symposium 1985 anthology criticism
1 Australian Colloquialisms and Colloquial Australianisms G. A. Wilkes , 1982 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 42 no. 4 1982; (p. 436-444)
1 The Passing of the Utopian Vision? G. A. Wilkes , 1981 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Stockyard and the Croquet Lawn : Literary Evidence for Australian Cultural Development 1981; (p. 78-87)
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