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Author:   Brigitta Olubas
Publisher:   Sydney University Press
Imprint:   Sydney University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.265kg
ISBN:  

9781743324103

ISBN 10:   1743324103
Pages:   143
Publication Date:   29 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Brigitta Olubas Part 1: between short fiction and the novel 1. Future anterior: The Evening of the Holiday by John Frow 2. 'This intricate lasting nature': passage, pastoral elegy and the pedagogy of loss in The Evening of the Holiday by Fiona Morrison Part 2: Naples and The Bay of Noon 3. Another journey to Italy: The Bay of Noon by Lucy Dougan 4. 'No-one had thought of looking close to home': reading the province in The Bay of Noon by Bridget Rooney 5. 'Naples is a leap': time, space and consciousness in Shirley Hazzard's Naples by Sharon Ouditt Part 3: The Transit of Venus 6. Glasses and speculations: on Hazzard's transits by Gail Jones 7. Returning to the scene of the crime: on re-reading The Transit of Venus by Robert Dixon Part 4: writing at the mid-century 8. The mid-century method of The Great Fire by Claire Seiler 9. Does idealism preclude heroism? Shirley Hazzard's United Nations writings by Nicholas Birns Part 5: biography 10. The transit of Shirley Hazzard by Jan McGuinness 11. Meeting Shirley Hazzard by Martin Stannard Index

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‘a vibrant gathering of critics, discussing Hazzard’s writing with infectious engagement. This book is a great professional achievement for the publisher at a time when we need to consolidate our understanding of established writers, who risk slipping from critical view as we attend to the new.’ -- Brenda Walker * Australian Book Review * ‘the uniqueness of this collection is made all the more surprising by the depth and richness each essay finds in Hazzard’s writing. There is, as Olubas makes clear in her introduction, much to be considered in the wide-reaching body of work Hazzard has given us.’ -- Catherine Noske * JASAL * “Olubas has brought together a number of critical essays on Hazzard’s fiction with two biographical pieces. Her intention is to expand the critical conversation on this important writer … invaluable for readers and critics who want to explore the power and subtlety of Hazzard’s fiction.” -- Susan Sheridan * Transnational Literature *

'a vibrant gathering of critics, discussing Hazzard's writing with infectious engagement. This book is a great professional achievement for the publisher at a time when we need to consolidate our understanding of established writers, who risk slipping from critical view as we attend to the new.' -- Brenda Walker * Australian Book Review * 'the uniqueness of this collection is made all the more surprising by the depth and richness each essay finds in Hazzard's writing. There is, as Olubas makes clear in her introduction, much to be considered in the wide-reaching body of work Hazzard has given us.' -- Catherine Noske * JASAL *

Author Information

Brigitta Olubas is an associate professor of English at the University of New South Wales.

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