Background
Bennett, Bruce Harry was born on March 23, 1941 in Perth, Australia. Son of Harry Clarkson and Jessie Winetta Bennett.
( In this first extended study of Austrlaian short fictio...)
In this first extended study of Austrlaian short fiction, Bruce Bennett adopts Christina Stead's metaphor of an 'ocean of story' to suggest the universality of storytelling, and the marks it leaves for posterity.Chapters look at writers and movements within a chronological span, beginning with the unquiet spirits of the nineteenth century, and proceeding through the 'masculine ascendancy' of the "Bulletin" men and Henry Lawson, to the 'alternative traditions' from 1880 to 1930 of a range of women writers, of Steele Rudd, and others writing of war, travel and the immigrant experience. A chapter on 'local loyalties and modernist impulses' covers 1930 to 1950, 'politics and storytelling' the decades from 1950 to 1970, and 'days of wine, rage and the little dance' the 1970s. 'Home and away' studies writing from the 1980s to the present, and 'states of the art' looks at preoccupations and challenges in sub-genres such as crime and science fiction.
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(One of Australia's most distinguished and influential poe...)
One of Australia's most distinguished and influential poets, Peter Porter is the author of a dozen volumes of verse, among them his award-winning Collected Poems and The Automated Oracle. The first biography and major critical appraisal of this great poet, this book provides startling insight into the poet's personal life and literary methods, the importance of his decision to "exile" himself in Britain as a young man, and his increasing influence on generations of Australian writers. Examining all of Porter's work, including his multitude of reviews of films, operas, and literary works, Spirit in Exile provides a comprehensive and authoritative study of this prolific poet.
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Bennett, Bruce Harry was born on March 23, 1941 in Perth, Australia. Son of Harry Clarkson and Jessie Winetta Bennett.
Bachelor, Dip Educated, University Western Australia, 1963. Bachelor, Oxford University, 1967. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1972.
Master of Arts in Education, University London, 1974.
Teacher Mount Lawley (Western Australia) Senior High School, 1964. Lecturer English, University Western Australia, Nedlands, 1968—1974, senior lecturer, 1975-1984, associate professor, 1985-1992, director Center for Studies in Australian Literature, 1982-1992. Professor School Humanities University College Australian Defense Force Academy University New South Wales, Canberra, since 1993, president academy board, 1998-2000.
Consultant International Development Program for Asia, l985—. Commissioner Committee To Review Australian Studies, Canberra, l985-87. Member Australia-India Council, since 2002.
( In this first extended study of Austrlaian short fictio...)
(One of Australia's most distinguished and influential poe...)
Member Australian National Common for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Canberra, 1985-1990. Fellow Australian College Education, Australian Academy of Humanities, Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies. Member Modern Language Association (chair division 33), Association for Study Australian Literature (president 1983-1985), Order of Australia (officer).
Married Patricia Ann Staples, July 8, l967. Children: Michael Bruce, Catherine Patricia.