Volume 13 No. 2 — 1 October 1987

Christina Stead’s ‘Drama of the Person’

Denise Brown

Abstract

Examines the use of dramatic methods and techniques in Stead’s work, particularly in her presentation of characters’ lives.

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Published 1 October 1987 in Volume 13 No. 2. Subjects: Characterisation, Dramatic structure, Christina Stead.

Cite as: Brown, Denise. ‘Christina Stead’s ‘Drama of the Person’.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 13, no. 2, 1987, doi: 10.20314/als.464508db59.

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