Bird, Delys and Dixon, Robert and Lee, Christopher (2001) Introduction [to Authority and influence: Australian literary criticism 1950-2000]. In: Authority and influence: Australian literary criticism 1950-2000. University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Queensland, xiii-xxxviii. ISBN 0702232033
Abstract
This essay surveys the development of post world war 2 literary criticism in Australia under the influence of imported theory from Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. Sub-headings include; 'An Australian literary criticism: the 1950s and 1960s,' 'Consolidation and New directions; the 1970s', 'Asserting the Present; the 1980s', and 'Past and Future: the 1990s'. It is particularly interested in recurring themes in Australian criticism around the questions of Nation, Formalism, the Canon, Literary History, Society, identity politics and importation.
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| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Commonwealth Reporting Category B) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Permanent restricted access to paper due to publisher copyright restrictions. Print copy held in USQ Library at call no. 820.900914 Aut. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Arts - Department of Humanities and International Studies |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2010 02:24 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Apr 2018 05:27 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Australian literature, literature criticism |
| Fields of Research : | 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2005 Literary Studies > 200501 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2005 Literary Studies > 200502 Australian Literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature) |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/5483 |
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