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Issue Details: First known date: 1965... vol. 2 no. 1 June 1965 of Australian Literary Studies est. 1963 Australian Literary Studies
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1965 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Historical Basis of 'Robbery Under Arms', Robin Berwick Walker , single work criticism
Walker identifies people and events on which the characters and action of Robbery Under Arms was probably based. Walker demonstrates how Browne adapted the characters for use in the narrative to present a point of view that condemns bushranging while sustaining the humanity of the characters.
 (p. 3-14)
Louis Stone's 'Jonah' : A Cinematic Novel, Dorothy Green , single work criticism

Green identifies Stone's narrative gift in his ability to construct character through action, connecting this effect to the narrative devices of motion pictures. The limitations of the novel, Green argues, would be assisted by adaptation to film, enabling the visual medium to convey the many meanings Stone suggested in the actions of his characters and the movements of the surrounding city.

 (p. 15-31)
The Redemptive Theme in 'His Natural Life', Laurie Hergenhan , single work criticism
Hergenhan reveals that after Clarke shortened the serial version of His Natural Life for book publication a theme of redemption was emphasized. The moral collapse of the "good" Rufus Dawes in the latter parts of the book presents the convict as someone requiring redemption. Dawes' redemption is played out against the degeneration of Reverend North, and the two swap religious roles, preparing the former to "save" Sylvia, the personification of goodness.
 (p. 32-49)
Annual Bibliography of Studies in Australian Literature : 1964, Annette Hildyard , Geoffrey Hiller , single work bibliography (p. 50-62)
James Lester Burke, Author of 'Martin Cash', Wilhelm Hiener , J. E. Hiener , single work biography (p. 63-66)
Untitled, John Colmer , single work review
— Review of The Literature of Australia 1964 anthology criticism biography bibliography ; (p. 67-70)
Untitled, Brian Elliott , single work review
— Review of Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux. Written by Himself. James Hardy Vaux , 1819 single work autobiography ; (p. 71-73)
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