On Longing
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Publishing
,
2008
Z1505276
2008
single work
essay
'Blanche d'Alpuget's intimate and revealing meditation on longing examines the creative tension between writing and love.' (Publisher's blurb)
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Publishing
,
2008
On Rage
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
Z1516600
2008
single work
essay
'On Rage is Germaine Greer's enduring essay about Aboriginal dispossession. With characteristic acuity and passion, Greer looks to the causes of rage and its consequences in Indigenous Australian men.
'Originally published six months after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008, this is an urgent and provocative examination of disempowerment by one of Australia's leading polemicists. ' (Publication summary)
On Experience
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
Z1516606
2008
single work
essay
'A short literary essay on the nature of experience.'--Provided by publisher.
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
On Ecstasy
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
Z1516609
2008
single work
essay
'A rambling literary essay on the nature of ecstasy.'--Provided by the Publisher.
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
On Indignation
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
Z1536264
2008
single work
essay
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
On Luck
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
Z1536269
2008
single work
essay
'Australia has always prided itself on its luckiness ... Anne Summers thinks on this characteristic, and especially what happens when luck runs out.'-Provided by publisher
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
On Digestion
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
Z1536274
2008
single work
essay
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
On Obsession
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
Z1536281
2008
single work
essay
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2008
On Beauty
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
Z1584191
2009
single work
essay
'In On Beauty Susan Johnson explores the role of beauty in our lives, and in her life in particular: "Sometimes I think my whole life has been one long search for beauty. I am Australian and as such I should be embarrassed to write a line like that, in a land where one must speak of beauty in whispers." She writes of where her search has taken her, how "beauty enters the body like desire", and how beauty is nothing less than "life's call to order, life's bid to save it from itself".' (Publisher's blurb)
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
On Humbug
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
Z1584204
2009
single work
essay
'With his trademark eloquence and humour, Robert Dessaix, one of Australia's eminent writers, tackles humbug in the modern world--the tide of mumbo jumbo where words fall short of what they mean and motivations are not always what they appear.' (Publisher's blurb)
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
On Privilege
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
Z1584207
2009
single work
essay
'Julian Burnside's grandparents lived in a world of handsome cars, elegant tennis parties and coiffed women. As a five year old, he saw privilege before he heard the word or learned its meaning. In this powerful broadside that takes in politicians and infamous legal cases, Julian Burnside asks what is privilege and who has it?' (Publisher's blurb)
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
On Doubt
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
Z1584212
2009
single work
essay
'When society seems to demand confidence and certainty, how much courage does it take to admit doubt, especially self-doubt? In this personal essay, one of Australia's most respected journalists argues in favour of a doubtful mind.' (Publisher's blurb)
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
On Resilience
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
Z1584217
2009
single work
essay
'Elizabeth Wynhausen tells the story of an extraordinary inspirational character and reflects on the mysterious quality that is resilience. A humorous, irreverent essay that arrives at contentment and joy.' (Publisher's blurb)
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
On Passion
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2010
Z1670588
2010
single work
essay
(taught in 1 units)
'In this book celebrated Australian poet Dorothy Porter delves headfirst into the passions, both literary and earthly. We discover the young Dorothy's drug of choice was none other than romantic love while musing that some of the most deeply passionate experiences of her life happened between the covers of a book.' (Publisher's blurb)
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2010
On Lust & Longing
Melbourne
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2018
12542228
2018
selected work
essay
'When On Lust was first published in 1993 it caused a media sensation but despite being accused of writing lies that a pillar of society had molested children, d'Alpuget refused to speak in her own defence. The essay ended in a mystery that she can now reveal. It remains a piece of work that continues to fascinate.
'On Longing caused a similar sensation, for different reasons. Both studies trace the timeless themes of the power and powerlessness inherent to lust, love, loss and death.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
On Quiet
Melbourne
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2018
12542307
2018
single work
essay
'International bestselling author, Nikki Gemmell bring us an essay on the power of quiet in a shouty world.
'Gemmell makes the case for why quiet and its companion, a calm acceptance of things as they are, is quietly doing the rounds in this belligerent age.
''The shock of quiet. Why we need it more than ever now. How to glean it, hold on to it, and recalibrate within it.''
Source: Publisher's blurb.
On Choice
Melbourne
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2018
12542353
2018
single work
essay
'Susan Carland asks can too much choice be a bad thing?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Melbourne : Melbourne University Press , 2018
On Sleep
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2018
14877569
2018
single work
essay
'On Sleep is the story of our love-hate relationship with slumber. Part-time insomniac Fleur Anderson ponders the big questions: Why can't I sleep? Do politicians and other high-fliers ever admit they too are exhausted? Do they get enough sleep to make sensible decisions? Where is society heading, and why did I have that glass of cab sav?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 2018
On Mother
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2018
14877716
2018
single work
essay
'A mother's love over decades and across continents. The sudden death of Sarah's mother reveals their relationship with poignant clarity and shows her the individual who existed beyond motherhood. A reflection on mothers and daughters.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 2018
The On-Nibus
Carlton
:
Melbourne University Press
,
2009
Z1659724
2009
anthology
essay
