Showing 14 items matching "literature - criticism"
-
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George H. Doran Company, The doctor looks at literature : psychological studies of life and letters, 1923
... Literature - Criticism...Literature - Criticism Literature - History An examination of the history and criticism of 20th century literature Ill, p.317. ...An examination of the history and criticism of 20th century literatureIll, p.317.non-fictionAn examination of the history and criticism of 20th century literatureliterature - criticism, literature - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Robin Gerster, Big-noting: The historic theme in Australian war writing, 1992
... war and literature - australia...literary criticism...war and literature - australia literary criticism - australia This book explores the propagandist tendency in Australian war writing in promoting nationalist tendencies. ...This book explores the propagandist tendency in Australian war writing in promoting nationalist tendencies.Index, Notes, ill (b/w), p.258.non-fictionThis book explores the propagandist tendency in Australian war writing in promoting nationalist tendencies.war and literature - australia, literary criticism - australia -
The Celtic ClubBook, Declan Kiberd, Irish Classics, 2000
... Irish literature - History and criticism...English literature - Irish authors Irish literature - History and criticism One country, two languages, and a sequence of great artists in every generation. ...One country, two languages, and a sequence of great artists in every generation. From the Gaelic bards to the Belfast Agreement, Irish writers have drawn equally on two traditions to heal the rifts of their land." "A celebration of the enduring Irish classics, this book by one of their most eloquent and adept readers offers an unusually brilliant and accessible survey of the greatest works since 1600 in Gaelic and English. Together, they have shaped one of the world's most original literary cultures.Index, bib, notes, p.632.non-fictionOne country, two languages, and a sequence of great artists in every generation. From the Gaelic bards to the Belfast Agreement, Irish writers have drawn equally on two traditions to heal the rifts of their land." "A celebration of the enduring Irish classics, this book by one of their most eloquent and adept readers offers an unusually brilliant and accessible survey of the greatest works since 1600 in Gaelic and English. Together, they have shaped one of the world's most original literary cultures.english literature - irish authors, irish literature - history and criticism -
The Celtic ClubBook, J.E. Caerwyn Williams, The Irish literary tradition, 1992
... Irish literature - History and criticism...Irish literature - History and criticism Ireland - Literary tradition. ...A history of literature in the Irish language from the 5th century to the 20th century.Index, ill, p.338.non-fictionA history of literature in the Irish language from the 5th century to the 20th century.irish literature - history and criticism, ireland - literary tradition. -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Robertson, Things worth thinking about : a series of lectures upon literature and culture, 1890
... Literature - History and Criticism...Literature - History and Criticism Modern literature The author was Professor of Classics at Melbourne University. ...The author was Professor of Classics at Melbourne University. Preface: 'The following short studies were originally delivered as Lectures before various societies, and subsequently appeared in the columns of the Melbourne 'Argus'. They are here reprinted with such slight revisions as their present collection seemed to render desirable ...' Contents: - Our earliest ancestors and their beliefs - The nature and province of poetry - Literature, Science and Education - Culture and cant - The teachings of history - The teachings of travel - Literary judgment Fergusonp.236.non-fictionThe author was Professor of Classics at Melbourne University. Preface: 'The following short studies were originally delivered as Lectures before various societies, and subsequently appeared in the columns of the Melbourne 'Argus'. They are here reprinted with such slight revisions as their present collection seemed to render desirable ...' Contents: - Our earliest ancestors and their beliefs - The nature and province of poetry - Literature, Science and Education - Culture and cant - The teachings of history - The teachings of travel - Literary judgment Fergusonliterature - history and criticism, modern literature -
Federation University Historical CollectionCorrespondence, Letters to and from Nina Steane - 1973, 1973
... criticism as well as being a drama critic. Nina Steane (Carroll) was born in 1932 and studied Art at the Cheltenham School of Art. She then went to Oxford University where she studied Literature. ...criticism as well as being a drama critic. Nina Steane (Carroll) was born in 1932 and studied Art at the Cheltenham School of Art. She then went to Oxford University where she studied Literature. ...Nina Steane was the daughter of Sydney Carroll. He was the son of John Whiteman and Alice Cornwall, born in Melbourne in 1877. After a short marriage his parents separated and he chose to live with his father. Alice resumed her maiden name and became successful in the Mining Industry in Ballarat. She owned the Midas Mine on the Dowling Forest Estate, Victoria. She was known as Madame Midas. Returning to London her business thrived and her company the 'British Australasian Mining Investment Company' was floated in London in July 1889. It is said she became a millionaire at 30. Sydney Carroll was born George Frederick Carl Whiteman (1877-1958). Sydney was heavily involved with the theatre and was manager of a number of London theatres. He founded the Open Air Theatre in 1933. A new complex was been built on the site in 1975. He was part-author of several plays, published a book on dramatic criticism as well as being a drama critic. Nina Steane (Carroll) was born in 1932 and studied Art at the Cheltenham School of Art. She then went to Oxford University where she studied Literature. After Oxford she married John M Steane and they had three children. They lived in Southport, Kettering where she exhibited her art until the mid 1970s. In 1976 John became Oxfordshire's County Archaeologist and so moved to live in the area. Here Nina showed her art as well as in London and other parts of the country as well as abroad Nina died in 1990, aged 57. .1 Type written letter on white paper. Addressed "Dear Sir" and signed "Nina Steane" (copy) .2 Type written letter on white paper. Addressed "Mrs Steane" and signed by "E J Barker" Principal of Ballarat School of Mines and later Director of Ballarat College of Advanced Education. (copy) .3 Type written letter on white paper. Addressed "Dear Mr Barker" and signed "Nina Steane" (copy) .4a Copy of hand written information on The Midas Mine .4b continuation of information.1 Signature of Nina Steane. Dated July 6th 1973 .2 Signature "EJB". Dated 20th July 1973 .3 Signature of Nina Steane. Dated July 26th 1973midas mine, nina steane, sydney carroll, alice cornwall, john whiteman, melbourne, madame midas, british australasian mining investment company, millionaire, london, drama, open air theatre, cheltenham school of art, oxford university, literature, john m steane, oxfordshire county, archaeologist, exhibition -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Fictional Novel, Sir Thomas Malory, Morte Darthur, 1868
... Prevented from pursuing an overseas career with the East India Company due to severe knee inflammation that required him to use crutches for over twenty years, he turned his focus entirely to literature. His work focused on biblical criticism and politics. He was a close friend of Thomas Carlyle and the uncle of the famous early 20th-century biographer Lytton Strachey. ...Prevented from pursuing an overseas career with the East India Company due to severe knee inflammation that required him to use crutches for over twenty years, he turned his focus entirely to literature. His work focused on biblical criticism and politics. He was a close friend of Thomas Carlyle and the uncle of the famous early 20th-century biographer Lytton Strachey. ...This work, Le Morte d'Arthur, was originally finished around 1469–1470 and is the definitive English compilation of the legends of King Arthur. Written in Middle English prose, it weaves together diverse French and British source materials into a single cohesive epic. It follows Arthur from his miraculous birth and pulling the sword from the stone, through the golden age of the Round Table and the Quest for the Holy Grail, to the tragic collapse of the kingdom fueled by the love affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere.Morte Darthur Author: Thomas Malory Publisher: Macmillan & Co Date: 1868 Further Information: Blue front cover and brown spine with gilt lettering, reinforced corners to hard cover in dark blue, library label to spine. Introduction By Sir Edward Strachey BartfictionThis work, Le Morte d'Arthur, was originally finished around 1469–1470 and is the definitive English compilation of the legends of King Arthur. Written in Middle English prose, it weaves together diverse French and British source materials into a single cohesive epic. It follows Arthur from his miraculous birth and pulling the sword from the stone, through the golden age of the Round Table and the Quest for the Holy Grail, to the tragic collapse of the kingdom fueled by the love affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, thomas malory, morte darthur -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - A Fictional Story, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, 1940's
... literature. (For more information on the Pattison Collection see item 3678 Flagstaff Hill collections) https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5580c7e72162f114d8b758db book the old curiosity shop charles dickens Shipwrecked-coast Flagstaff-Hill Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Museum Warrnambool Maritime-Museum Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Village Pattison Collection Warrnambool Library Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Ralph Eric Pattison Corangamite Regional Library Service Warrnambool City Librarian Mechanics’ Institute Library Victorian Library Board Warrnambool books and records Warrnambool Children’s Library Great Ocean Road David Copperfield Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. ...Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. He began as a journalist, rose to enormous popularity during his lifetime, and wrote major works such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations. David Copperfield is a “coming of age” novel telling the story of David Copperfield from his difficult childhood to his maturity as a successful novelist in early Victorian England. It traces David’s passage from an unhappy, impoverished boy abused by his stepfather, sent to a harsh boarding school, and forced to work in a London warehouse to self reliant manhood. This novel has a strong focus on Davids emotional growth, friendships, and romantic relationships.Central relationships in this story include his kindly housekeeper Peggotty, his eccentric but generous aunt Betsey Trotwood add his comic and perennially hopeful friend Mr Micawber along with the two main women in his life. The charming but impractical Dora Spenlow and the steady, devoted Agnes Wickfield.David Copperfield. Author: Charles Dickens. Publisher: Collins, London & Glasgow. Date: 1940's. (See note section this document for more information on Edition). Red cloth hardcover with title on spine in gold lettering and pattern, Front cover has stick on paper with title showing Collins logo. The spine has a Library label and no Volume information only title and author.fictionCharles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. He began as a journalist, rose to enormous popularity during his lifetime, and wrote major works such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations. David Copperfield is a “coming of age” novel telling the story of David Copperfield from his difficult childhood to his maturity as a successful novelist in early Victorian England. It traces David’s passage from an unhappy, impoverished boy abused by his stepfather, sent to a harsh boarding school, and forced to work in a London warehouse to self reliant manhood. This novel has a strong focus on Davids emotional growth, friendships, and romantic relationships.Central relationships in this story include his kindly housekeeper Peggotty, his eccentric but generous aunt Betsey Trotwood add his comic and perennially hopeful friend Mr Micawber along with the two main women in his life. The charming but impractical Dora Spenlow and the steady, devoted Agnes Wickfield.book, the old curiosity shop, charles dickens, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, david copperfield -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - A Fictional Story, Charles Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club (Pickwick Papers), 1910-1912
... literature. (For more information on the Pattison Collection see item 3678 Flagstaff Hill collections) https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5580c7e72162f114d8b758db book the old curiosity shop charles dickens Shipwrecked-coast Flagstaff-Hill Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Museum Warrnambool Maritime-Museum Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Village Pattison Collection Warrnambool Library Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Ralph Eric Pattison Corangamite Regional Library Service Warrnambool City Librarian Mechanics’ Institute Library Victorian Library Board Warrnambool books and records Warrnambool Children’s Library Great Ocean Road Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. ...Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. He began as a journalist, rose to enormous popularity during his lifetime, and wrote major works such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations. The “Pickwick Papers” is a comic novel about Samuel Pickwick and the members of his club as they travel around England, recording amusing adventures, misunderstandings, lawsuits, and mishaps.The theme gradually becomes a story about friendship, folly, and social life in early Victorian England. It is significant because it was Dickens’s first novel that helped establish his reputation, and is widely praised for its lively characters, satire, and its strong focus on the absurdities of the legal system.The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. Author: Charles Dickens. Publisher: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, London. Date: 1910-1912. (See note section this document for more information on Edition). Brown leather hardcover with title and a design on spine in gold lettering, Front has round publishers logo in gold embossing. The spine has a Library label and no Volume information.fictionCharles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the great English novelists of the Victorian era, famous for vivid characters, social criticism, and stories that were first published in serial form. He began as a journalist, rose to enormous popularity during his lifetime, and wrote major works such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations. The “Pickwick Papers” is a comic novel about Samuel Pickwick and the members of his club as they travel around England, recording amusing adventures, misunderstandings, lawsuits, and mishaps.The theme gradually becomes a story about friendship, folly, and social life in early Victorian England. It is significant because it was Dickens’s first novel that helped establish his reputation, and is widely praised for its lively characters, satire, and its strong focus on the absurdities of the legal system.book, the old curiosity shop, charles dickens, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Reference Book/Social & Writing Protocols, Thomas DeQuincey, On Style and Conversation, 1862
... literature of knowledge”. DeQuincey is regarded as a significant writer, especially for “Confessions of an English Opium-Eater”, which made him famous and is widely regarded as an important early addiction memoir. His essays on style are also regarded as substantial literary criticism ...This is a volume from Thomas DeQuincey’s collected works, and the contents around “Style” and “Conversation” are essays on prose style, rhetoric, language, and communication rather than a biography in the modern sense. DeQuincey’s essay sequence is described as a continuous discussion of style and rhetoric, originally these essays on style and rhetoric first appeared serially in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine in the 1840s. William Blackwood and Sons, a Scottish publishing house and printer was founded by William Blackwood in Edinburgh in 1804. He became famous both as a book publisher and as the publisher of the influential literary magazine Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine.On Style and Conversation A series of essays Author: Thomas DeQuincey Publisher: Adam & Charles Black Date: 1862non-fictionThis is a volume from Thomas DeQuincey’s collected works, and the contents around “Style” and “Conversation” are essays on prose style, rhetoric, language, and communication rather than a biography in the modern sense. DeQuincey’s essay sequence is described as a continuous discussion of style and rhetoric, originally these essays on style and rhetoric first appeared serially in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine in the 1840s. William Blackwood and Sons, a Scottish publishing house and printer was founded by William Blackwood in Edinburgh in 1804. He became famous both as a book publisher and as the publisher of the influential literary magazine Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine. shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, on style and conversation, thomas dequincey, adam & charles black, essays -
Lilydale RSL Sub BranchBadge, Robin Christopher Gerster, Big-Noting - The Australian Theme in Australian War Writing, 1987
... Literature...The 20th. Century History and Criticism...War and Literature Australia Heroes in Literature Australian Literature The 20th. Century History and Criticism Book - Title in large Blue Text and photograph of four amputees. ...Book - Title in large Blue Text and photograph of four amputees. non-fictionwar and literature australia, heroes in literature, australian literature, the 20th. century history and criticism -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Essays, Disraeli, Isaac, Amenities of literature : consisting of sketches and characters of English Literature, [n.d.] [First published c.1840, this edition in a single volume c.1868]
... Literature...Authors...Biography...Essays...Literary criticism...English Literature Authors Biography Essays Literary criticism Isaac Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli Seventy essays focusing on the history and development of English literature, from its origins in Celtic Britain until around the middle of the seventeenth century. vi, 762 p., index : frontispiece illustration of King's Library in the British Museum Amenities of literature : consisting of sketches and characters of English Literature Book Essays Disraeli, Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Frederick Warne and Co. ...Seventy essays focusing on the history and development of English literature, from its origins in Celtic Britain until around the middle of the seventeenth century.vi, 762 p., index : frontispiece illustration of King's Library in the British MuseumfictionSeventy essays focusing on the history and development of English literature, from its origins in Celtic Britain until around the middle of the seventeenth century.english literature, authors, biography, essays, literary criticism, isaac disraeli, benjamin disraeli -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Book - Local history book, Nettie Palmer, The Dandenongs, 1953 (Second Edition)
... literature as a means of achieving a more enlightened community. Much of her writing dealt with the themes, subjects and idiom of Australian writers, notably Henry Handel Richardson. She played a seminal role in establishing the canons of Australian literary criticism...literature as a means of achieving a more enlightened community. Much of her writing dealt with the themes, subjects and idiom of Australian writers, notably Henry Handel Richardson. She played a seminal role in establishing the canons of Australian literary criticism ...Janet Gertrude (Nettie) Palmer (1885-1964), writer and critic, was born on 18 August 1885 at Sandhurst (Bendigo), Victoria. Nettie's education began at home with her mother and continued at Miss Rudd's Seminary at Malvern. In 1900-04 she attended Presbyterian Ladies' College. n 1905 Nettie enrolled at the University of Melbourne (B.A., 1909; M.A., 1912). She was awarded the exhibition and first-class honours in first-year English and gained honours in modern languages. The Palmers returned to Melbourne in 1915 and moved to Katharine Prichard's cottage at Emerald. Between 1918-19 she lived with her aunt Ina Higgins, returning to Emerald living at Rose Charman Cottage in the early 1920s. Nettie emerged as possibly the most important literary critic in Australia. After the publication of Modern Australian Literature 1900-1923 (1924), a landmark in criticism which won the Lothian essay prize, she had many more regular outlets, notably her weekly literary causerie in the Illustrated Tasmanian Mail (212 articles in 5½ years), the Brisbane Courier, All About Books and the Bulletin Red Page. Nettie was committed to the development of a national literature as a means of achieving a more enlightened community. Much of her writing dealt with the themes, subjects and idiom of Australian writers, notably Henry Handel Richardson. She played a seminal role in establishing the canons of Australian literary criticism but she also wrote widely on world literature. Some of her essays were published in Talking it Over (1932); her 1928 anthology, An Australian Story-Book, set standards for the short story. Nettie's lively correspondence from Caloundra, and from 1929 from Melbourne, established a network of contact and encouragement between many Australian and overseas writers and intellectuals, and especially for young women writers such as Marjorie Barnard and Eleanor Dark for whom she provided an anchor. In 1931 she published her biography, Henry Bournes Higgins, and in 1934 she co-edited The Centenary Gift Book. Active in the Australian Literature Society, the Verse-Speaking Association, and later the Fellowship of Australian Writers, she lectured and broadcasted.The book is socially, artistically and historically significant as it is an account of the gradual settlement of the Dandenongs, and Nettie Palmer was a significant figure in Australian art circlesRed hard cover book with buff dust jacket, dust jacket protected with plastic cover.$4.95 (crosses out), 200,$1707 263dandenongs, book, nettie, palmer -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Periodical Essays, William Rathbone Greg, Literary and Social Judgements, 1869–1873
... literature of his time. Today the book matters mainly to historians of Victorian gender debates and periodical criticism, and it is mostly cited for the "Redundant Women" essay. ...The volume collects Greg's periodical essays on writers and on the "woman question". A library catalogue lists the contents as "Madame de Staël", "British and Foreign Characteristics", "False Morality of Lady Novelists", "Kingsley and Carlyle", "French Fiction", "Chateaubriand", "M. de Tocqueville" and "Why Are Women Redundant?". In effect, the literary pieces judge authors by their moral and social influence, not by aesthetics alone. The best-known essay is "Why Are Women Redundant?", which dealt with the surplus of unmarried women in Victorian Britain. It first appeared in the National Review before being collected and published in book form.Hard cover book. Literary and Social Judgements Author: William Rathbone Greg Publisher: Trubner and Co Date: 1869–1873 Further Information: Green Cloth hardcover with a pattern to front cover in black lettering and patterning to spine also in black. The spine has a Library label with an inscription.non-fictionThe volume collects Greg's periodical essays on writers and on the "woman question". A library catalogue lists the contents as "Madame de Staël", "British and Foreign Characteristics", "False Morality of Lady Novelists", "Kingsley and Carlyle", "French Fiction", "Chateaubriand", "M. de Tocqueville" and "Why Are Women Redundant?". In effect, the literary pieces judge authors by their moral and social influence, not by aesthetics alone. The best-known essay is "Why Are Women Redundant?", which dealt with the surplus of unmarried women in Victorian Britain. It first appeared in the National Review before being collected and published in book form.book, literary and social judgements, w r greg, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road
