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Alternative title: The Consolation of Literature
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... no. 177 Summer 2004 of Overland est. 1954 Overland
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On John Mclaren's Free Radicals, Judith Gregory , single work correspondence
The author corrects some mistakes about her family history which appeared in the biography Free Radicals : On the Left in Postwar Melbourne.
 (p. 4)
Another Side of the Story, John Jenkins , single work correspondence
The author comments on a number of articles which appeared in Overland, no.174, 2004
 (p. 4-5)
Twenty Faces of Lorraine, Peter Farrer , single work short story (p. 6-8)
Learning Without Being Taught, Adriana Abate , single work autobiography (p. 9-11)
The Stuff of Nightmare : Peter Craven's Influence on Australian Literary Culture, Peter Hayes , single work criticism
The author examines the writing of Peter Craven. He criticises Craven's reviews of Australian works stating that 'one finds sweeping statements and bland generalities, but little evidence of an intimate, first-hand knowledge of 'the canon', or even much feeling for literature.'
 (p. 14-21)
The Fiction of Friction How to Fuck a Tuscan Garden : A Note on Literary Pessimism, Andrew McCann , single work criticism
McCann responds to suggestions that 'Australian fiction is struggling, sales are woeful' and the attendant 'demoralisation' of writers. McCann claims that writers are unwilling to alienate readers and therefore produce a homogenous national literature 'incapable of questioning its institutional or ideological functions.' Given this scenario, McCann says that an 'avant-garde' style seems impossible. 'In the meantime, complaints about the mediocre state of Australian literature are like hungry rumblings from the belly of the beast - the structures constantly calling out for innovative Australian writing are the very structures that impede its development.'
 (p. 22-24)
First Days at the Literature Board, Thomas Shapcott , single work criticism
The author recalls his term of office on the newly formed Australian Literature Board.
 (p. 25-30)
Rediscovering Compassion : The Legacy of Judith Wright, Martin Mulligan , single work column (p. 31-33)
Attacks that Sting : The Angry Poetry of Judith Wright and Gig Ryan, Georgina Arnott , single work criticism (p. 34-38)
Holy Maryi"beads marking the passing of time", Barbara Temperton , single work poetry (p. 39)
Lucidi"L uxuriating", Lia Hills , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Endi"It seemed to go on hour", Geoff Goodfellow , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Old Bastardi"Your father's in hospital", Maria Vella , single work poetry (p. 40)
Places of Refuge, John Mateer , sequence poetry (p. 41)
Up in the Hillsi"Hidden away up in the hills, off a gravel road through an abandoned orchard,", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 41)
The Serpentine Monasteryi"Having stood in line and offered my spoonful of rice to each of the monks,", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 41)
A Satellite Cityi"Between the enormous limestone library and the recently laid-out ghost town", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 41)
In the Boot of Someone's Cari"There is a woman", Josephine Rowe , single work poetry (p. 42)
A Sin that Dare Not Speak Its Name, Ivan Canadas , single work criticism (p. 43-47)
The Poofter's Dog, Jeremy Fisher , extract novel (p. 48-51)
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