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Antipodes Volume 9 | Issue 2 Article 1 1995 Front Matter Antipodes Editors Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/antipodes Recommended Citation Editors, Antipodes (1995) "Front Matter," Antipodes: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 1. Available at: http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/antipodes/vol9/iss2/1 A North American Journal of Australian Literature The Publication of the American Association of Australian Literary Studies DECEMBER 1995 Editor Robert Ross Edward A. Clark Center Antipodes for Australian Studies A North American Journal of Australian Literature University of Texas at Austin The Publication of the American Association of Managing Editor Australian Literary Studies Marian Arkin DECEMBER 1995 • VOL. 9 • NO. 2 City University of New York LaGuardia College Fiction EDrroR Ray Willbanks University of Memphis POETRY Poetry Editor 101 Ares, Diane Fahey Paul Kane Vassar College 103 Two Poems—Auguries; Representation,Gary Catalano Reviews Editor 106 Roy G. Biv, Peter Goldsworthy Nicholas Birns 109 Two Poems—Contingency is Real Enough; The New School for Social Research A Palgrave, Chris Wallace-Crabbe Editorial Advisory Board 112 Harvest Ritual of the Seven Houses,Craig Sherborne Ian Adam, University of Calgary; Jack Healy, Carleton University; Herbert C. 118 Two Poems—White Ibis; Currawongs, Jaffa, New York University; Joseph Andrew Lansdown Jones, University of Texas at Austin; 121 The Great Barrier Reef, David Curzon Glen Love, University of Oregon; Daniel Walden, Pennsylvania State University 125 Furphy by Moonlight, Graeme Kinross -Smith Address Inquiries 130 Two Poems—Coastline; Nambucca Heads, Essays, letters to the editor, Robert Gray general correspondence 136 Rain, David McCooey Robert Ross Edward A. Clark Center 137 365 Personalized Quotes, Philip Harvey for Australian Studies 138 Freeway,Selwyn Pritchard University of Texas Austin, Texas 78713-7219 139 Drawer by Drawer, Gail Holst-Warhaft 512/471-9607 141 Over Here! Craig Sherborne FAX 512/471-8869 142 Two Poems—Aubade; Sitting Ducks,Peter Rose Fiction manuscripts Ray Willbanks 142 Facility, Wendy Jenkins Department of English 158 Horse Rider,Coral Hull University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee 38152 901/454-2651 FICTION FAX 901/678-2226 Poetry manuscripts 111 Furry Animals, Thomas Shapcott Paul Kane 123 Traces, Ian Kennedy Williams Department of English, Box 299 Vassar College 135 Triangles, David P. Reiter Poughkeepsie, New York 12602 914/437-5636 FAX 914/437-7187 ESSAYS Books for review/reviewing 97 Time and Timelessness in Peter Carey's Fiction— Nicholas Birns The Best of Both Worlds,Carolyn Bliss 205 East 10th Street New York, New York 10003 107 Angels and Devils—Child Sexual Abuse in 212/533-8397 Peter Carey's The Tax Inspector, Barbara Bode EMail: NBIRNS57@AOL„ 113 The New Frontier in Australian Detective Fiction, Subscriptions Murray S. Martin Antipodes 119 Reading Thea Astley—From Catholicism to 190 Sixth Avenue Post-Christian Feminism, Elaine Lindsay Brooklyn, New York 11217 718/789-5826 127 Patrick White, The Tree of Man and Meanjin, FAX 718/482-5599 Patricia Excell ANTIPODES • 93 Antipodes DEPARTMENTS A North American Journal of Australian Literature 96 Editor's Notes,Robert Ross The Publication of the American Association of 131 A Conversation with Jack Hibberd, Juliane Lochner Australian Literary Studies 144 Antipodes interviews Christopher J. Koch 1 80 Soundings from Down Under,Nicholas Birns 181 Bibliography of Australian Literature and Criticism—1994 Compiled by Faye Christenberry REVIEWS FICTION 143 Christopher J. Koch,Highways to a War 145 Peter Carey, The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith 146 Thomas Keneally, Jacko the Great Intruder and A River Town 147 Blanche D'Alpuget, White Eye 148 Tim Winton,The Riders 149 Peter Corris,Matrimonial Causes; Melissa Chan, Too Rich 150 Dorothy Porter,The Monkey's Mask 151 Gabriel de Foigny, The Southern Land 152 Paul Wenz, L’Homme du Soleil Couchant 153 Candida Baker, The Powerful Owl 154 Matthew Condon, The Ancient Guild of Tycoons 155 Nicholas Jose, The Rose Crossing 156 Liam Davison, The White Woman 157 Lily Brett, Just Like That 157 Sara Dowse, Sapphires POETRY & DRAMA 157 Lily Brett, In Her Strapless Dresses 159 Jenny Boult, Chris Mansell, Coral Hull, and Sue Moss, Hot Collation 160 Kevin Hart, New and Selected Poems 163 Les Murray, editor, Fivefathers Vivian Smith, New Selected Poems 166 Dorothy Hewett, Peninsula 166 Louis Nowra,Radiance CRITICISM & BIOGRAPHY 152 Jean-Paul Delamotte, Amours de Recontre 161 Jennifer Strauss, Judith Wright 166 Bruce Bennett, editor, Dorothy Hewett, Selected Critical Essays 168 William H. Wilde, Joy Hooton, Barry Andrews, editors, The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature 171 John Docker,Postmodernism and Popular Culture Sneja Gunew, Framing Marginality 172 Geoffrey Dutton,Out in the Open The All-Round Man, Letters of Percy Grainger 173 David Marr, editor, Patrick White: Letters 174 Kathie Cochrane, Oodgeroo Adam Shoemaker, editor, Oodgeroo: A Tribute 175 Brenda Niall, Georgians 175 Changing Places: Australian Writers in Europe John Borthwick,The Circumference SOCIAL HISTORY & REFERENCE 177 Helen Garner, The First Stone 178 Roger C. Thompson,Religion in Australia Ian Breward, A History of the Australian Churches Norman Habel, editor,Religion and Multiculturalism 194 The Cambridge Encyclopedia The Asia-Australia Survey, 1994 DECEMBER 199S announces its Eleventh Annual Con- merican Association ofference, and invites all who have an ustralian Literary Studies .. interest in AustralianA literature and culture to attend. ach year members and friends of the AAALS gather for a time of intel lectual exchange through academic papers and discussions of EAustralian writing and culture. Readings by Australian writers are also a major feature of the gatherings, as well as lively social events, book displays, films, and other attractions. promises to uphold the traditions established in .previous years. A full slate of papers developing the 1996conference theme, "Australian Connections," is scheduled, along with a forum discussion of Peter Carey's new novel, The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith. Three Australian writers — David Malouf, Fay Zwicky, and David Reiter — will be sharing their work at the Conference through reading and discussion. The spectacular coastal scenery of Far Northern California will provide a splendid backdrop for everything. ake your plans now to attend the Eleventh Annual Eleventh Annual Conference MConference of the AAALS. American Association of You are assured of a lively three days Australian Literary Studies full of Australian literary matters. For 18-21 April 1996 further information, please contact Humboldt State University the Conference Chair. Areata, Califomia for further information contact John Turner Conference Chair English Department Humboldt State University Areata, CA 95521 Telephone: 707/826-5932 Fax: 707/826-5939 ANTIPODES • 95 Antipodes, the official EDITOR'S NOTES journal of the American Antipodes Association of Australian A North American Journal of Australian Literature Literary Studies, is After eleven years of activities in North America and The Publication of the published by the overseas, the American Association of Australian American Association of Association twice a year, Australian Literary StudiesJune and December. Literary Studies has been accepted as an Allied Antipodes is published in Organization of the Modern Language Association. cooperation with the Beginning in 1996, the AAALS will be assigned twoEdward A. Clark Center for Australian Studies at the Harry sessions at the Annual MLA Convention. Certainly, Ransom Center—University of Texas at Austin. • Essays on any aspect of Australian literature and/or this recognition of the Association, which sponsors culture are invited; comparative studies are especially Antipodes, will further the appreciation and aware encouraged. The essays should not exceed 5000 words, ness of Australian literature in the academic com should conform to the MLA style, be double spaced, contain munity. internal documentation, and include a list of works cited. • Submissions of short fiction, parts of novels, drama, and Unfortunately, about the same time as this announcepoetry by Australian writers are invited. • All submissions ment was made, Australian literature received someshould be accompanied by a return, stamped envelope. unwarranted publicity in the New York Times, whichInternational postage coupons are requested in order to reported on the literary scandal in Australia over the return overseas mail. 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