David J. Tacey David J. Tacey i(A28079 works by) (a.k.a. David John Tacey)
Born: Established: 1953 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Patrick White and the Unconscious Mind David J. Tacey , single work review
— Review of Memoirs of Many in One Alex Xenophon Demirjian Gray , 1986 single work novel
1 Spirituality in Australia Today David J. Tacey , 2009 single work essay
— Appears in: Sacred Australia : Post-Secular Considerations 2009; (p. 44-64)
1 6 y separately published work icon Re-Enchantment : The New Australian Spirituality David J. Tacey , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2000 Z268226 2000 single work criticism

'The spiritual quest is timeless and ongoing. For David Tacey, the quest incorporates key issues such as the redefining of our human identity, a new consciousness about Aboriginal reconciliation, a recognition of youth culture and its spiritual directions, our quest for environmental integrity, and our responsibility to community and to each other. Ultimately, the quest is for a re-enchantment that enables us to overcome our alienation, allowing us, at the beginning of this new century, to build a more harmonious and integrated Australian society. Here, with great exuberance, is David Tacey's visionary scholarship and devotion to purpose - clearing away the cobwebs and slander and overburden which have stifled and diminished the culture of spirituality in Australia. David's work is not just about spirituality; it is, in its function and its lilt, profoundly spiritual - vibrantly so - in that it cultivates and heartens and defends the deepest, most true and lovely possibilities for this country. - Michael Leunig' (Publication summary)

1 Dimitris Tsaloumas : The Mythic Imagination David J. Tacey , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Dimitris Tsaloumas : A Voluntary Exile : Selected Writings on His Life and Work 1999; (p. 185-191)
1 In Praise of Dr Michael Leunig David J. Tacey , 1999 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Age , 14 May 1999; (p. 15)
1 Spiritual Quest David J. Tacey , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 197 1997-1998; (p. 31-32)

— Review of Morris West : A Writer and a Spirituality Maryanne Confoy , 1997 single work criticism biography
1 And David Tacey's Reply... David J. Tacey , 1996 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 184 1996; (p. 7)
1 1 Religious by Default David J. Tacey , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 183 1996; (p. 14-15)

— Review of Arthur's Dream : The Religious Imagination in the Fiction of Patrick White Michael Giffin , 1996 single work criticism
1 1 To the Happy Few David J. Tacey , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 3 March no. 4796 1995; (p. 23)

— Review of Patrick White : Letters Patrick White , 1994 selected work correspondence
1 Ambient Prose Contains Repetitive Rhythms of Life David J. Tacey , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 July 1995; (p. 8)

— Review of Emerald Blue Gerald Murnane , 1995 selected work short story novella
1 8 y separately published work icon Edge of the Sacred : Transformation in Australia David J. Tacey , Blackburn North : HarperCollins Australia , 1995 Z292966 1995 single work criticism
1 Descent into the Unconscious (from Edge of the Sacred : Transformation in Australia) David J. Tacey , 1993 extract
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 55 1993; (p. 56-60)
1 Dissolving into Landscape : Psyche, Earth and Sacrifice (from Edge of the Sacred : Transformation in Australia) David J. Tacey , 1993 extract
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 56 1993; (p. 45-49)
1 Seriously Popular David J. Tacey , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 147 1992-1993; (p. 4-5)

— Review of Wilderness Suzanne Falkiner , 1992 single work criticism ; Settlement Suzanne Falkiner , 1992 single work criticism
1 Dreaming Our Myths Onwards David J. Tacey , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 53 1992; (p. 58-62)
1 Has David Marred Patrick White? (from Patrick White Marred) David J. Tacey , 1991 extract
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 October 1991; (p. rev 5)
1 Possessed by the Lawson Bush Legend David J. Tacey , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 June 1991; (p. 7)

— Review of Henry Lawson : A Life Colin Roderick , 1991 single work criticism biography
1 A Tall Poppy who Stayed Unlopped David J. Tacey , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 September 1991; (p. 9)

— Review of Patrick White : A Tribute 1991 anthology criticism biography poetry
1 2 Patrick White Marred David J. Tacey , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 35 no. 10 1991; (p. 7-11)
1 Freud, Fiction and the Australian Mind David J. Tacey , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 49 1991; (p. 8-13)
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