The Malaise of Richard Mahony single work   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 1961... 1961 The Malaise of Richard Mahony
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Dallimore argues that Richard Mahony's malaise is not caused simply by the malevelonent forces of colonial society, but, more significantly, the forces within his own impetuous and complex self. But, Dallimore concludes that the novel is flawed because Richardson attempted to answer questions that are unanswerable with a prose style that frequently obliterates the sensitivity of the novel's better passages. In her estimation, The Fortunes of Richard Mahony is a minor achievement in Australia's literary history.

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Alternative title: The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
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Variant title appears in Australian Literary Criticism
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    y separately published work icon Quadrant vol. 5 no. 4 Spring 1961 Z598625 1961 periodical issue 1961 pg. 51-59
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Australian Literary Criticism Grahame Johnston (editor), Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1962 Z189341 1962 anthology criticism Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1962 pg. 148-157

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Australian Literary Criticism W. M. Maidment , 1964 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 24 no. 1 1964; (p. 20-41)
Australian Literary Criticism W. M. Maidment , 1964 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 24 no. 1 1964; (p. 20-41)
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