| Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
y
The Sitters
Ringwood
:
Viking
,
1995
Z237936
1995
single work
novel
(taught in 2 units)
A narrow, vertical painting, tightly enclosing the scene. Her pale arm and her pale thigh. Viewed at a diagonal through an exceedingly tall doorway . . . just a glimpse of something . . . An aging portrait artist meets a woman who unsettles him, yet inspires him to paint her. Reluctantly, at first, they are drawn together. The ambiguity of the relationship between painter and subject is revealed through Alex Miller's subtle, sensuous narrative. The artist must watch and wait to trap the shy beast. For the skill of portraiture is in seeing beyond the face, beyond the likeness. |
Australian Writing in the Postmodern Age (also appears as: Australian Literature 1988 to Present) | University of Sydney | 2014 (Semester 2) |
|
y
The Sitters
Ringwood
:
Viking
,
1995
Z237936
1995
single work
novel
(taught in 2 units)
A narrow, vertical painting, tightly enclosing the scene. Her pale arm and her pale thigh. Viewed at a diagonal through an exceedingly tall doorway . . . just a glimpse of something . . . An aging portrait artist meets a woman who unsettles him, yet inspires him to paint her. Reluctantly, at first, they are drawn together. The ambiguity of the relationship between painter and subject is revealed through Alex Miller's subtle, sensuous narrative. The artist must watch and wait to trap the shy beast. For the skill of portraiture is in seeing beyond the face, beyond the likeness. |
Australian Writing in the Postmodern Age | University of Sydney | 2016 (Semester 2) |
