Browsing Volume 1, Issue 2, May 2009 by Title
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The Austenisation of Sensibility & the Darcyfication of Jane Austen: A Reflection.
(2009-05-12)Review essay examining Jane Austen's place in literary history, and her attitudes to deeply felt emotion, unpleasant aspects of contemporary life, and sexuality. (Non-refereed article) -
‘Barrabás came to us by sea’: Absence and Presence in Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits
(2009-05-13)In Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits, framed by the same sentence – Barrabás came to us by sea –, her narrative style evidences the dialectics of absence and presence. The present is inexorably connected to the ... -
Can the question 'Does Literature Exist' persist?
(2009-04-09)A response by Robert Lumsden to ‘Does Literature Exist? A Transnational Symposium’ published in Volume 1 no. 1. -
Contributors to Volume 1, No. 2, May 2009.
(2009-05-13)List of contributors to Transnational Literature, Volume 1, no. 2, May 2009. -
Good Versus Evil in Austen’s Mansfield Park and Iris Murdoch’s A Fairly Honourable Defeat
(2009-04-09)The character of Tallis Browne in Iris Murdoch's novel 'A Fairly Honourable Defeat' is characterised by her as a figure of good, taking the place of Christ in a post-Christian allegory. This article compares Murdoch's ... -
A Green Thumb and A Lotus Hand
(2009-04-10)A short story by Australian writer Christine Williams, describing a visit to an Indian temple. -
In the Beginning Was the Word
(2009-05-13)A short humorous piece about the development of post-colonial literature in English. -
Janeites for a New Millennium: The Modernisation of Jane Austen on Film
(2009-04-15)The late twentieth century saw a surge in cinematic adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels, the films generating wide-spread interest and zeal from a new caste of modern-day Janeites, many of whom were previously unfamiliar ... -
Kabuliwala
(2009-05-13)A new translation from the Bengali of Rabindranath Tagore's story 'Kabuliwala'. -
Review of '1788: The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet' by David Hill.
(2009-05-13)Review of David Hill's book '1788: The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet'. -
Review of 'A Companion to Jane Austen' edited by Claudia L. Johnson and Clara Tuite.
(2009-05-11)Review of 'A Companion to Jane Austen' edited by Claudia L. Johnson and Clara Tuite. -
Review of 'Callisto' by Torsten Krol
(2009-04-28)Review of the satirical novel 'Callisto' by Torsten Krol. -
Review of 'Culture Is... : Australian Stories Across Cultures, An Anthology' edited by Anne-Marie Smith.
(2009-04-10)Review of 'Culture Is... : Australian Stories Across Cultures, An Anthology' edited by Anne-Marie Smith. -
Review of 'Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley' by Brian Dibble.
(2009-04-26)Review of Brian Dibble's book 'Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley.' -
Review of 'Fragments from a Paper Witch' by Marion May Campbell.
(2009-04-26)Review of Marion May Campbell's 'Fragments from a Paper Witch'. -
Review of 'Gabriel García Márquez: A Life' by Gerald Martin
(2009-04-26)Review of Gabriel García Márquez: A Life by Gerald Martin. -
Review of 'House of Wits: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family' by Paul Fisher.
(2009-05-13)Review of 'House of Wits: an Intimate Portrait of the James Family' by Paul Fisher.