02054nam 2200457 450 991048005220332120210209223236.01-77558-571-9(CKB)2670000000496296(EBL)1557302(OCoLC)863821853(MiAaPQ)EBC1557302(MiAaPQ)EBC5649465(MiAaPQ)EBC5649467(EXLCZ)99267000000049629619831216d1981 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierIn the glass case essays on New Zealand literature /C.K. Stead[Auckland] :Auckland University Press :Oxford University Press,1981.1 online resource (294 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-77558-092-X Includes bibliographical references and index.part I. Fiction -- part II. Poetry -- part III. A poet's view.Over a quarter of a century, C. K. Stead has built up a widely accessible collection of reviews and critical essays on New Zealand literature. In the Glass Case covers a wide spectrum of New Zealand writers, who are examined from a remarkably consistent viewpoint. The title is symbolic: New Zealand books were once held in a glass-fronted bookcase at the University of Auckland library. These were considered rare, although they are now out on the open shelves. Stead's views are often controversial and provoke discussion and passionate debate from other critics. This is not only an enlightening lNew Zealand literatureHistory and criticismElectronic books.New Zealand literatureHistory and criticism.820/.9/9931Stead C. K(Christian Karlson),1932-867364MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910480052203321In the glass case2158541UNINA