George H. Cowling George H. Cowling i(A4061 works by) (a.k.a. George Herbert Cowling)
Born: Established: 1881 ; Died: Ceased: 1946
Gender: Male
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1 All Sorts of Reading For Everyone George H. Cowling , M. M. Cowling , 1937 single work column
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 June vol. 9 no. 6 1937; (p. 82-83) The Cowlings, established Anglophiles, begin this piece with "the impressions of an Australian who had returned after spending ten years in England".
1 All Sorts of Reading for Everyone George H. Cowling , M. M. Cowling , 1937 single work column
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 May vol. 9 no. 5 1937; (p. 66-68)
1 All Sorts of Reading for Everyone George H. Cowling , M. M. Cowling , 1936 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 May vol. 8 no. 5 1936; (p. 66-67) Cowling begins his column: There are very few people in Australia who are really interested in literature.
1 y separately published work icon Australian Essays George H. Cowling (editor), Furnley Maurice (editor), Melbourne : Melbourne University Press Oxford University Press , 1935 Z562100 1935 anthology essay prose criticism
1 Can Writing Be Taught? George H. Cowling , 1934 single work criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 April vol. 6 no. 4 1934; (p. 69, 71-72) Cowling acknowledges the necessity of mastering technique but suggests that what he calls 'character' is also an essential ingredient.
1 Arnold Bennett, Ellen Terry and Others George H. Cowling , 1933 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 September vol. 5 no. 9 1933; (p. 139-140)
1 Novelists Should Read This George H. Cowling , 1933 single work criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 10 June vol. 5 no. 6 1933; (p. 86) Cowling recommends Cather's Obscure Destinies and Nietzsche's Thus Spake Zarathustra to Australian authors.
1 Mr. Galsworthy, Culture, and Australia George H. Cowling , 1932 single work criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 3 December vol. 4 no. 12 1932; (p. 186-87) Cowling debates whether or not Australia could or should produce its own Galsworthy.
1 Books for Teachers George H. Cowling , 1932 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 November vol. 4 no. 11 1932; (p. 171)
— Review of The Psychology of Literary Appreciation : A Study in Psychology and Education D. C. Griffiths , 1932 single work criticism
1 Some Interesting Novels George H. Cowling , 1932 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 November vol. 4 no. 11 1932; (p. 171)
— Review of Re-Enter Sir John Clemence Dane , Helen Simpson , 1932 single work novel
1 English, and Australian English George H. Cowling , 1932 single work criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 October vol. 4 no. 10 1932; (p. 154-55) Cowling comments on the Australian dialect in this review of Wyld's The Universal Dictionary of the English Language.
1 Do We Need History? George H. Cowling , 1931 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 1 December vol. 3 no. 12 1931; (p. 226) While reviewing H. G. Wells' Outline of History Cowling discourages the study of Australian history and literature, suggesting that it will be centuries before it is useful to do so.
1 Books of the Month George H. Cowling , 1931 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 14 November vol. 3 no. 11 1931; (p. 210-211)
— Review of Essays on the Critical Appreciation of Modern English Literature and Drama Francis Jackson , Philip Alcock , 1931 multi chapter work criticism The review of Jackson and Alcock's Essays is brief. Most of this collection of reviews is taken up by discussion of a biography of Mary Queen of Scots.
1 Some Novels Reviewed George H. Cowling , 1931 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 14 September vol. 3 no. 9 1931; (p. 181)
— Review of Madam Life's Lovers : A Human Narrative Embodying a Philosophy of the Artist in Dialogue Form Norman Lindsay , 1929 single work novel Professor Cowling takes decency as his theme and emphasises the contrast between the 'decent vulgarity' of Mackenzie's Buttercups and Daisies and Lindsay's Madam Life's Lovers.
1 What is a Good Novel? : Reviews and Comments George H. Cowling , 1931 single work criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 14 August vol. 3 no. 8 1931; (p. 162-63) Cowling continues his series in pursuit of a definition of 'good literature'.
1 What Is A Good Novel? George H. Cowling , 1931 single work criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 June vol. 3 no. 6 1931; (p. 122-123) Cowling defines the qualities required of a 'good novel'.
1 What is Good Literature? George H. Cowling , 1931 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 May vol. 3 no. 5 1931; (p. 107)
1 Two Books Reviewed George H. Cowling , 1931 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 16 February vol. 3 no. 2 1931; (p. 34-35)
1 Professor Cowling on Modern Novels George H. Cowling , 1930 single work criticism
— Appears in: All About Books , 17 October vol. 2 no. 10 1930; (p. 251-252)
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