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The Childhood of Christopher Brennan Axel Clark , 1979 extract criticism (Christopher Brennan : A Critical Biography)
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 23 no. 4 1979; (p. 54-58)
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The Alpha and Omega of Brennan's The Wanderer Michael Buhagiar , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 11 no. 2 2011; 'The influence of Nietzsche's Also Sprach Zarathustra on Christopher Brennan's poem The Wanderer has been underestimated. It is especially apparent in the epigraph, and the poems (86 and 99) which open and close the sequence. The inner quest described in The Wanderer is generally held to have been a failure, but a revaluation in the light of the Nietzschean influence, incorporating a recension of the crucial poem 99, reveals a different story. The annular nature of the quest as described in the epigraph derives from Nietzsche's notion of Eternal Return , on which he confessed Zarathustra to be founded. Themes from Zarathustra dominate poem 86, and recur in poem 99. The line in the latter 'no ending of the way, no home, no goal', which has been widely interpreted as a confession of failure of the quest, is demonstrated to have been sourced from Zarathustra, where it does not bear that inference at all, but rather of triumph over doubt. The pivotal word 'withhold' in poem 99 is shown to be used in its archaic and neutral sense of 'hold within', rather than its modern sense of 'refuse to give up'. The Wanderer's quest is a success to approximately the same degree as that of Nietzsche's hero. Such clarity as to Brennan's achievement is essential if he is to attain the global reputation which many would argue he deserves.' (Author's abstract)
The Advancing Wave : Australian Literary Biography Since 1980 Brian Kiernan , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reconnoitres : Essays in Australian Literature in Honour of G. A. Wilkes 1992; (p. 191-203) Studies in Australian Literary History 1997; (p. 215-229)
Two Remarkable Australians Robert Willson , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 January 1991; (p. B6)
— Review of Christopher Brennan : A Critical Biography Axel Clark , 1980 single work criticism
Paperbacks Penelope Nelson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 18-19 August 1990; (p. 7)
— Review of The Way My Father Tells It : The Story of an Australian Life John Bowden , 1989 single work autobiography ; Christopher Brennan : A Critical Biography Axel Clark , 1980 single work criticism
Australia's Nineties Clive James , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: London Review of Books , 15 July - 4 August 1982; (p. 6-8)
— Review of Christopher Brennan : A Critical Biography Axel Clark , 1980 single work criticism
Untitled Terry Sturm , 1982 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 10 no. 3 1982; (p. 402-405)
— Review of Christopher Brennan : A Critical Biography Axel Clark , 1980 single work criticism
Paperbacks Penelope Nelson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 18-19 August 1990; (p. 7)
— Review of The Way My Father Tells It : The Story of an Australian Life John Bowden , 1989 single work autobiography ; Christopher Brennan : A Critical Biography Axel Clark , 1980 single work criticism
The Genius and Tragedy of Christopher Brennan Maurice Dunlevy , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 August 1980; (p. 12)
— Review of Christopher Brennan : A Critical Biography Axel Clark , 1980 single work criticism
Untitled Edmund Campion , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 July vol. 101 no. 5222 1980; (p. 68)
— Review of Christopher Brennan : A Critical Biography Axel Clark , 1980 single work criticism
Sydney Bohemian Eludes Biographer David English , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 25 1980; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Christopher Brennan : A Critical Biography Axel Clark , 1980 single work criticism
The Alpha and Omega of Brennan's The Wanderer Michael Buhagiar , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 11 no. 2 2011; 'The influence of Nietzsche's Also Sprach Zarathustra on Christopher Brennan's poem The Wanderer has been underestimated. It is especially apparent in the epigraph, and the poems (86 and 99) which open and close the sequence. The inner quest described in The Wanderer is generally held to have been a failure, but a revaluation in the light of the Nietzschean influence, incorporating a recension of the crucial poem 99, reveals a different story. The annular nature of the quest as described in the epigraph derives from Nietzsche's notion of Eternal Return , on which he confessed Zarathustra to be founded. Themes from Zarathustra dominate poem 86, and recur in poem 99. The line in the latter 'no ending of the way, no home, no goal', which has been widely interpreted as a confession of failure of the quest, is demonstrated to have been sourced from Zarathustra, where it does not bear that inference at all, but rather of triumph over doubt. The pivotal word 'withhold' in poem 99 is shown to be used in its archaic and neutral sense of 'hold within', rather than its modern sense of 'refuse to give up'. The Wanderer's quest is a success to approximately the same degree as that of Nietzsche's hero. Such clarity as to Brennan's achievement is essential if he is to attain the global reputation which many would argue he deserves.' (Author's abstract)
The Advancing Wave : Australian Literary Biography Since 1980 Brian Kiernan , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reconnoitres : Essays in Australian Literature in Honour of G. A. Wilkes 1992; (p. 191-203) Studies in Australian Literary History 1997; (p. 215-229)
Elaborate Brute Clive James , 1982 single work criticism
— Appears in: London Review of Books , 15 July - 4 August 1982; Snakecharmers in Texas : Essays 1980-87 1988; (p. 17-29)
NBC Book Awards 1980 Judges Report 1980 single work
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 25 1980; (p. 24)
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