Stephen Torre Stephen Torre i(A31420 works by)
Born: Established: 1952 ;
Gender: Male
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1 'Turning' as Theme and Structure in Tim Winton's Short Stories Stephen Torre , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bernard Hickey, a Roving Cultural Ambassador : Essays in His Memory. 2009; (p. 281-292)
1 The Short Story Since 1950 Stephen Torre , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Cambridge History of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 419-451)
1 Literary Representations of the Great Barrier Reef Stephen Torre , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 7 no. 2008;
'Over two centuries the sublime power of the Great Barrier Reef is gradually diminished in discourse, as naturalists become scientists and ecologists, as maritime navigation becomes less dangerous, as explorers became industrialists and tourists, and as poets, novelists philosophers and other imaginative thinkers and writers begin to turn their attention to exploring the beauty of the reef.'
1 Singing the Country Afresh Stephen Torre , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , December vol. 35 no. 2008; (p. 142-146)

— Review of Carpentaria Alexis Wright , 2006 single work novel
1 The Significance of the Daintree Setting in Janette Turner Hospital's Orpheus Lost Stephen Torre , Satyabhama Daly , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: LiNQ , December vol. 35 no. 2008; (p. 115-119)
The use of the Daintree rainforest landscape as an Elysium in contrast to an Underworld of capture and imprisonment by terrorists in Beirut.
1 'Reality Fiction' and the Great Barrier Reef Stephen Torre , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 4 no. 2005;
"Morrissey has embedded authentic description of the Great Barrier Reef into the novel, and dramatized contemporary issues relating to its use and conservation, as part of her strategy of imbuing the novel with verisimilitude."
1 Hypertext Archive of the Tropics Stephen Torre , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in the Tropics , vol. 1 no. 1 2002;
'From the first emergence of geographical models which postulated a warm tropical zone between the two hemispheres, philosophers, theologians, and thinkers of all kinds have speculated on what might be found in the tropics and about the equator. When eventually mariners, navigators and explorers opened up this zone to naturalists and travelers, fantastic accounts and descriptions of the tropics proliferated. The area was described as both an Arcadian paradise where beautiful animals lived in harmony with human beings, and an infernal dystopia of monstrous beasts and polygamous savages and cannibals. In places the tropics could be a desert of barrenness and infertility or an expanse of featureless ocean, while elsewhere it was an aquarium of exotica or a fecund forest of immense biodiversity. For naturalists and scientists it became a vast laboratory in which modern geological, zoological and evolutionary theories were incubated. For imperialists and businessmen it was a cornucopia of precious metals, plantations, and profit.'
1 1 y separately published work icon Etropic Stephen Torre (editor), Cairns : James Cook University of North Queensland , 2002- Z1097922 2002- periodical (23 issues) 'A vast area of planet Earth is bounded by the Tropic of Capricorn in the south and the Tropic of Cancer in the north. The climatically and geographically related areas in the band centred on the Equator include Northern Australia and South-East Asia, the great central mass of Africa, the bulk of South America, and countless smaller areas in the vast expanse of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This journal aims to explore the variety and interrelated-ness of nature and culture in this region. As a web based electronic journal we endeavour to move beyond traditional Northern/Southern hemisphere socio-political paradigms and information exchange pathways, communicating eclectically and electronically'(Journal website: http://www.jcu.edu.au/etropic/)
1 Untitled Stephen Torre , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 19 no. 2 1992; (p. 152-155)

— Review of Going Down Swinging no. 12 1992 periodical issue
1 y separately published work icon The Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Quotations Stephen Torre (editor), Sydney : Macquarie Library , 1990 Z194233 1990 reference extract
1 Resignation to Alienation Stephen Torre , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 111 1989; (p. 29-30)

— Review of Water from the Moon Rory Barnes , James Birrell , 1989 single work novel
1 3 y separately published work icon North of Capricorn : An Anthology of Prose Des Petersen (editor), Stephen Torre (editor), Townsville : Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland , 1989 Z545593 1989 anthology short story extract prose essay
1 Psyche as Text : The Short Stories of Vance Palmer Stephen Torre , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 15 no. 1 1987; (p. 64-78)
1 y separately published work icon LiNQ Literature in North Queensland vol. 13 no. 3 Stephen Torre (editor), 1985 Z618144 1985 periodical issue
1 Tabloid Story Host Journals Stephen Torre , 1984 single work bibliography
— Appears in: The Australian Short Story 1940-1980 : A Bibliography 1984; (p. 366-367)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Australian Short Story 1940-1980 : A Bibliography Stephen Torre , Sydney : Hale and Iremonger , 1984 Z390432 1984 single work bibliography
1 Selective Bibliography of the Contemporary Australian Short Story Stephen Torre , 1981 single work bibliography
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 10 no. 2 1981; (p. 275-286)
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