02021nam 2200445 450 991078776230332120230213215101.01-77558-571-9(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 criticismNew Zealand literatureHistory and criticism.820/.9/9931Stead C. K(Christian Karlson),1932-1473727MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787762303321In the glass case3699079UNINA