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Adaptations
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form
y
Hammers over the Anvil
( dir. Ann Turner
)
Adelaide
:
Harvest Productions
South Australian Film Corporation
,
1992
Z1686158
1992
single work
film/TV
In 1910, Alan Marshall is a thirteen-year-old boy is dealing with the after-effects of polio but still dreams of being a famous horseman like the town's hero, East Driscoll. That summer, however, he learns a lesson that will ultimately shape the rest of his life.
Notes
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Dedication: To Jim Smith of the South Ecklin bush, one of the last of the camp-fire tale tellers who shared the same anvil as myself
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Nelson
, 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- 'Duke' McLeod, single work short story (p. 1-9)
- Mick Hanrahan, single work short story autobiography (p. 10-12)
- Peter McLeod, single work short story autobiography (p. 13-18)
- Jimmy Virtue, single work short story autobiography (p. 19-20)
- Elsie, single work short story autobiography (p. 21-24)
- East Driscoll, single work short story autobiography (p. 25-29)
- Joe's Home, single work short story autobiography (p. 30-38)
- Miss Armitage, single work short story autobiography (p. 39-43)
- Pat Corrigan, single work short story autobiography (p. 44-49)
- Mr Thomas, single work short story autobiography (p. 50-52)
- The Ostrich Man, single work short story autobiography (p. 53-63)
- Miss Trengrove, single work short story autobiography (p. 64-71)
- Fear, single work short story autobiography (p. 72-76)
- Old Mrs Bilson, single work short story autobiography (p. 77-88)
- Judy Fliesher, single work short story autobiography (p. 89-92)
- Freckles Jack, single work short story autobiography (p. 93-97)
- Miss McAlister, single work short story autobiography (p. 98-110)
- Snarly Burns, single work short story autobiography (p. 111)
- Miss Barlow, single work short story autobiography (p. 112-115)
- Miss McPherson, single work short story autobiography (p. 116-120)
* Contents derived from the
Ringwood,
Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,
Melbourne - East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Penguin
, 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Filming of "Hammers Over the Anvil", single work prose (p. 137-149)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
In Our Own Voices: 5 Australian Books about Living with Disability
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 December 2020; -
Radical Nationalism and Socialist Realism in Alan Marshall's Autobiographical Writing
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June vol. 36 no. 2 2012; (p. 229-244) 'Alan Marshall's work has either been neglected or has been discussed in the context of its contribution to the Australian identity or as an example of Australian autobiography. This essay examines his early novel and his three directly autobiographical works to argue that he uses his studies of popular Australian values to develop a basis for an inclusive Australian democracy. The argument of the essay is that the socialist realist doctrines of the Realist Writers Group and his bush background influence his choice of voice and form, but that the politics of his work has been overlooked. This, as well as his reputation as a popular author, accounts for the unjust critical neglect of his work.' (Publisher's abstract)
-
Where Certainty Lies : His Father's World
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Well in the Shadow : A Writer's Journey through Australian Literature 2010; (p. 177-197) 'Some thoughts about the values inherent in Alan Marshall's writing.' (Author's note.) -
Alan Marshall : Trapped in His Own Image
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , vol. 1 no. 2 2004; (p. 85-99) Alan Marshall ... wrote for a popular audience, to which he conveyed an image of the ordinary Australian as a decent, egalitarian battler, suspicious of authority but always ready to help his mates ... he also created an image of himself as one of them who had, helped by his rural community, overcome the particular disadvantage of infantile paralysis with courage and good humour ... Toward the end of his life, however, he published a collection of stories that show a dark underside of violence and brutality beneath the surface geniality. Far from destroying the earlier image of the Australian, however, these stories discover a strength by which his people endured their darkness.' (p.85) -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 192)
— Review of Hammers over the Anvil 1975 selected work short story autobiography
-
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Hemisphere , vol. 20 no. 8 1976; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Hammers over the Anvil 1975 selected work short story autobiography -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 192)
— Review of Hammers over the Anvil 1975 selected work short story autobiography -
Alan Marshall Looks Back to His Youth
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 October 1975; (p. 6)
— Review of Hammers over the Anvil 1975 selected work short story autobiography -
Alan Marshall : Trapped in His Own Image
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , vol. 1 no. 2 2004; (p. 85-99) Alan Marshall ... wrote for a popular audience, to which he conveyed an image of the ordinary Australian as a decent, egalitarian battler, suspicious of authority but always ready to help his mates ... he also created an image of himself as one of them who had, helped by his rural community, overcome the particular disadvantage of infantile paralysis with courage and good humour ... Toward the end of his life, however, he published a collection of stories that show a dark underside of violence and brutality beneath the surface geniality. Far from destroying the earlier image of the Australian, however, these stories discover a strength by which his people endured their darkness.' (p.85) -
Where Certainty Lies : His Father's World
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Well in the Shadow : A Writer's Journey through Australian Literature 2010; (p. 177-197) 'Some thoughts about the values inherent in Alan Marshall's writing.' (Author's note.) -
Radical Nationalism and Socialist Realism in Alan Marshall's Autobiographical Writing
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June vol. 36 no. 2 2012; (p. 229-244) 'Alan Marshall's work has either been neglected or has been discussed in the context of its contribution to the Australian identity or as an example of Australian autobiography. This essay examines his early novel and his three directly autobiographical works to argue that he uses his studies of popular Australian values to develop a basis for an inclusive Australian democracy. The argument of the essay is that the socialist realist doctrines of the Realist Writers Group and his bush background influence his choice of voice and form, but that the politics of his work has been overlooked. This, as well as his reputation as a popular author, accounts for the unjust critical neglect of his work.' (Publisher's abstract)
-
Discontinuous Autobiography : Some Work of Alan Marshall and Bruce Beaver
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Autobiographical and Biographical Writing in the Commonwealth 1984; (p. 147-151) -
The Happy Warrior
1984
single work
biography
— Appears in: Overland , September no. 96 1984; (p. 21-24) The Happy Warrior 1987; (p. 40-50)
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- Victoria,
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