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Issue Details: First known date: 1971... vol. 5 no. 1 May 1971 of Australian Literary Studies est. 1963 Australian Literary Studies
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Literary Nationalism and the 1890s, Bruce Nesbitt , single work criticism

'In this essay, Nesbitt recounts the debate between realism and romanticism conducted by Henry Lawson and “Banjo” Paterson in the pages of the Bulletin during the 1890s, suggesting its impact in accelerating Australian literary nationalism.' (Publication summary)

 (p. 3-17)
The Imagination of John Shaw Neilson, Dennis Douglas , single work criticism (p. 18-23)
A New Light on 'The Orange Tree'?, Annette Stewart , single work criticism
Stewart argues that the "vagueness" critics have found in Neilson's poetry should be seen as a "mysterious quality", not a "lack of mastery over syntax and design". Because Neilson treats life as an illusion reality becomes a mystery, the unknowable. A fuller understanding of this aspect enables a new approach to the language of Neilson's poetry and reveals a "private symbolic code pointing to an awareness of mystical unity".
 (p. 24-30)
Catherine Helen Spence, Unitarian Utopian, Robin Berwick Walker , single work criticism
Walker examines the religious foundation of Spence's political and social ideas in the context of the colonial and British background. Spence's conversion to the Unitarian church enabled her to reject the idea of predestination taught by the Presbyterian church and believe that anyone can change and be saved. Spence's subsequent belief in a utopian society is reflected in much of her writing, providing a view quite different to the more well-known writers of the Bulletin school.
 (p. 31-41)
'His Natural Life' and Its Sources, Harold J. Boehm , single work criticism
Boehm examines the sources of most characters and events to show how far Clarke departed from the records he read in preparation for writing His Natural Life. Boehm argues that, in his reading, Clarke discovered that in most cases the law made the criminal, not vice versa.
 (p. 42-64)
Annual Bibliography of Studies in Australian Literature : 1970, S. J. Routh , Carolyn Foley , Marianne Ehrhardt , single work bibliography (p. 65-86)
Notes on A.D. Hope : A Bibliography (1968), Leon Cantrell , single work criticism review
— Review of A. D. Hope : A Bibliography 1968 single work bibliography ; (p. 87-91)
Henry Lawson and Gertrude Moore, Rosilyn Baxter , single work criticism (p. 91-93)
Marcus Clarke, 'Damned Scamp', Bruce Nesbitt , single work criticism (p. 93-98)
[Review] Three Radicals [et al], Adrian Mitchell , single work review
— Review of Three Radicals W. H. Wilde , 1969 single work criticism ; The Personal Element in Australian Poetry James McAuley , 1970 single work criticism ; Australian Literature : A Conspectus G. A. Wilkes , 1969 single work criticism ; (p. 99-101)
[Review] The Last Letters 1868-1870, Leonie Kramer , single work review
— Review of Adam Lindsay Gordon C. F. MacRae , 1968 single work biography criticism ; The Last Letters 1868-1870 : Adam Lindsay Gordon to John Riddoch Adam Lindsay Gordon , 1970 selected work correspondence ; (p. 102-104)
[Review] Henry Lawson : Letters, Harry Payne Heseltine , single work review
— Review of Henry Lawson : Letters : 1890-1922 Henry Lawson , 1970 selected work correspondence ; (p. 104-110)
Untitled, John Colmer , single work review
— Review of Ten Essays on Patrick White 1970 anthology criticism ; (p. 110-112)
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