LEADER 02021nam 2200445 450 001 9910820927703321 005 20230213215101.0 010 $a1-77558-571-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000496296 035 $a(EBL)1557302 035 $a(OCoLC)863821853 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1557302 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5649465 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5649467 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000496296 100 $a19831216d1981 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aIn the glass case $eessays on New Zealand literature /$fC.K. Stead 210 1$a[Auckland] :$cAuckland University Press :$cOxford University Press,$d1981. 215 $a1 online resource (294 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-77558-092-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apart I. Fiction -- part II. Poetry -- part III. A poet's view. 330 $aOver 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 l 606 $aNew Zealand literature$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aNew Zealand literature$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a820/.9/9931 700 $aStead$b C. K$g(Christian Karlson),$f1932-$01593484 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820927703321 996 $aIn the glass case$94126468 997 $aUNINA