1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786803503321

Autore

Driesen Cynthia vanden

Titolo

Patrick White centenary : the legacy of a prodigal son / / edited by Cynthia vanden Driesen, Bill Ashcroft

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014

2014

ISBN

1-4438-6615-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (535 p.)

Disciplina

823

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; PART II; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; PART III; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CHAPTER NINETEEN; CHAPTER TWENTY; PART IV; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE; CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO; CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE; CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR; CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE; PART V; CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX; CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN; CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY; CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE; CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO; CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This volume marks the birth centenary of a giant amongst contemporary writers: the Australian Nobel prize-winning novelist, Patrick White (1912-1990). It proffers an invaluable insight into the current state of White studies through commentaries drawn from an international galaxy of eminent critics, as well as from newer talents. The book proves that interest in White's work continues to grow and diversify. Every essay offers a new insight: some are re-evaluations by



seasoned critics who rev...