Literary controversies
Articles
- Literary Nationalism and the 1890s
In 1892, readers of the Sydney Bulletin saw the beginnings of an argument which developed into the single most significant event in the history of…
1 May 1971 - Poets Versus Critics
E. J. Brady, an early Bulletin contributor, is perhaps best known for the sea poems collected in his first volume of verse The Ways of…
1 May 1972 - Revisiting the ‘Mystery of a Novel Contest’ : The Daily Telegraph and Come in Spinner
The terms of the contest, launched in late 1945, seemed straightforward enough. The Sydney Daily Telegraph would award £1000 for the best Australian novel and…
1 October 2000 - Country Poetry and Town Poetry: A Debate
Don Anderson and Peter Porter in conversation, debating Les Murray's critique of Porter's poem 'On First Looking into Chapman's Hesiod'. The conversation focuses on the…
1 May 1979