Chronicle of disfavored voices from Soviet era writings
A review of the Chronicle and translations from 1960s Soviet dissident writings, detailing trials, camps, and psychiatry used to suppress dissent. It covers Khrushchev era repression, Czechoslovakia, Solzhenitsyn, and the use of mental hospitals, with notes on the Narod movement and the fate of demonstrators in Red Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ME Reddaway
Chronicle
Sinyaysky
Khruschev
Galanskov-Ginzburg
Czechoslovakia
Grigorenko
Marchenko
Solzhenitsyn
Neo- Stalinista
KGB
Kwai River
Fred Square
Russia
Red Square
Children’s Book Week events across Australia
The Children’s Book Council will mark UNESCO’s International Book Year with a major exhibition at the Dixson Galleries of the Library of New South Wales opening Monday July 10. The 1972 exhibition spotlights fiction with Me Ivan Southall, Carnegie Medal winner, speaking at a July 4–5 seminar on Australian literature’s world place. other speakers include Leonia Kramer, Nancy Keesing, Thomas Keneally and Wodney Halt. Schools and libraries nationwide plan related functions, displays, and guest speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixson
Library of New South Wales
Macquarie Shah
Ma ‘Meadon
Will
Ivan Southall
International Mouse
Profesor Leonia Kramer
Nancy Keesing
Thomas Keneally
Wodney Halt
Dales
Australia
Henry Lawson Reassessment by Scholars and Critics
A critical overview tracks evolving views of Henry Lawson since his death in a cottage at Aird. It notes early mythmaking, the deadly earnest scholarship beginning in 1958 with The Australian Tradition, and subsequent biographies and editions. Professor Colin Roderick’s extensive work is highlighted, culminating in new volumes of Lawson’s collected prose and autobiographical writings despite critiques of footnoting and organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Philip
H. P. Heseltine
Lawson
H. M. Green
Denton Prout
Cecil Mann
Hieseltine
Demos Prout
Mrcch
Bulletin
Profesor
Colin Roderick
Roderick
Henry Lawson
Angus and Roberton
Angus and Robertson
Lawton
Mhe Ary
Hen Lawson
Cecil "Mann
Henry Lawn
Australia
Profesnor Roderick
Twain
Rut
Ronald Hingley
Osford University Press
Profesor Roderick
Henry Lawson Critiques and a Scholarly Edition
A critical note on Professor Roderick’s Lawson edition argues the volumes offer a solid scholarly text with useful notes yet fail to elevate Lawson’s reputation. It praises the biography’s documentary material while noting the prose remains uneven and sentimental traits persist across the works.
Passionate Rebel The Story of Berlioz Portraits and Love
A historical biography of Berlioz traces his life and loves through literary and musical circles. The narrative weaves memory with his Memoirs translation and romance with a widow, detailing years of correspondence and a lasting artistic legacy. The author situates Berlioz among 19th century composers and writers, noting translations, an annuity, and influences from Sand and Consuelo while highlighting the Romantic imagination and musical fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria and Albert Muscuro
Berlioz
Mary
Vivieh
Asahoya
Kenyon
George Sand
The Revolution Script by Brian Moore review
A critique of Brian Moore’s The Revolution Script arguing the documentary novel adds little beyond the known Cross kidnapping tale. It faults Moore for erratic background detail and a breathless, magazine-like style, while acknowledging the drama remains despite weak execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Moore
Cape
James Croft
Pierre Laporte
Montreal
Moore
Australia
Canada
Valuable analysis of Cunlife on the American Presidency
Marcos Cunlife provides a well organized English account of the American presidency from Washington to Nixon. His biographical and historical materials enhance the work with strong analysis of changing office concepts and associated problems. The book includes bibliography and extensive notes.
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Marcos
Cuntife
Fontana
Cunlife
Washington
Nixon
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