Diana Figgis Diana Figgis i(A48740 works by)
Born: Established: 1954 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 The Cinematic Vision of Henry Lawson Diana Figgis , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 66 no. 9 2022; (p. 97-101)

'Where Dead Men Lie is a fifteen-minute film from 1972 based on Henry Lawson's 1897 short story "The Australian Cinematograph". The film was made to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Lawson's death, at Abbotsford in Sydney, on September 2, 1922, and features the voices of the actors Jack Thompson and Max Cullen.' (Introduction)
1 John Shaw Neilson, a Rhymer Undefeated Diana Figgis , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , January vol. 66 no. 1-2 2022; (p. 120-125)
1 Banjo and Berlioz : The Matilda Fugue Diana Figgis , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 65 no. 1/2 2021; (p. 118-130) 'In 1831, at the age of twenty-seven, Hector Berlioz wrote the “Intrata di Rob-Roy MacGregor”. He began composing the overture in May at Nice, and completed the orchestration in June when he was in Italy.' (Introduction)
1 Capturing Gossamer : A Waltz with Matilda Diana Figgis , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 64 no. 1/2 2020; (p. 116-127)
1 Henry Green’s Literary Garden Diana Figgis , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 63 no. 12 2019; (p. 104-106) 'In a garden not far from where I live stands a steel sculpture representing a small house with a tree trunk rising from its roof. The house and tree are a rusty brown, the nine stylised leaves an olive green. A plaque beside the sculpture describes two themes. e work embodies the fusion of the urban and the wilderness. The house symbolises the head, that part of us which is a retreat for contemplation, and the tree, its branches and leaves, the growth of the thought process.' (Introduction)
1 Les Murray, Literary Editor Vivian Smith , Patrick Morgan , Suzanne Edgar , Geoff Page , Diana Figgis , Katherine Spadaro , Philippa Martyr , Russell Erwin , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Quadrant , January/February vol. 63 no. 1/2 2019; (p. 12-17) 'Les Murray has retired as Quadrant’s Literary Editor. He held the position from March 1990 until this issue. We asked some of our writers if they would like to contribute their thoughts on Les’s tenure as Literary Editor. Such is the esteem in which he is held that we were overwhelmed with responses. We print some of them here.' (Introduction)
1 Australia Cor Unum : Literary Heartbeats from Turner, Unaipon, Neilson and Gilmore Diana Figgis , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 62 no. 9 2018; (p. 98-100)
1 y separately published work icon Blackberry Chambers Diana Figgis , Sydney : Diana Figgis , 2004 Z1177302 2004 single work novel
1 Chamber Work i "Oh what can ail thee, Counsel wan", Diana Figgis , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Finishing Post : The Winners from the Grand National Poetry Stakes 1979-2002 2003; (p. 79)
1 y separately published work icon The Rustling Man and Other Stories Diana Figgis , Sydney : Huxdale Printing Co. , 2001 Z1016676 2001 selected work short story
1 y separately published work icon The End of the Beginning Diana Figgis , London : Minerva , 1997 Z805696 1997 single work poetry short story
1 y separately published work icon Sydney Nocturne Diana Figgis , London : Minerva , 1995 Z1016669 1995 single work prose
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