'Sinister Signs of Professionalism'? Literary Gang Warfare in the 1950s and 60s

Authors

  • Christopher Lee The University of Southern Queensland

Keywords:

Judith Wright, Geoffrey Dutton, Clement Semmler, literary criticism

Abstract

The article surveys criticism of Australian literature in the period, noting the divisions between 'professional' academics and journalists and other writers about literature.

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Published

2013-02-04

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1998: Australian Literature and the Public Sphere

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’Sinister Signs of Professionalism’? Literary Gang Warfare in the 1950s and 60s. (2013). Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, 187-193. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/article/view/9558