Shirley Hazzard: New Critical Essays

Description

Shirley Hazzard: New Critical Essays is the first collection of scholarly essays on the work of the acclaimed Australian-born, New York-based author. In the course of the last half century, Hazzard's writing has crossed and re-crossed the terrain of love, war, beauty, politics and ethics. Hazzard's oeuvre effortlessly reflects and represents the author's life and times, encapsulating the prominent feelings, anxieties and questions of the second half of the 20th century. It is these qualities, along with Hazzard's lyrical style that place her among the most noteworthy Australian writers of the 20th century.

Brigitta Olubas is an associate professor of English at the University of New South Wales.

'a vibrant gathering of critics, discussing Hazzard's writing with infectious engagement. This book is a great professional achievement for the publisher at a time when we need to consolidate our understanding of established writers, who risk slipping from critical view as we attend to the new.' -- Brenda Walker * Australian Book Review * 'the uniqueness of this collection is made all the more surprising by the depth and richness each essay finds in Hazzard's writing. There is, as Olubas makes clear in her introduction, much to be considered in the wide-reaching body of work Hazzard has given us.' -- Catherine Noske * JASAL * "Olubas has brought together a number of critical essays on Hazzard's fiction with two biographical pieces. Her intention is to expand the critical conversation on this important writer ... invaluable for readers and critics who want to explore the power and subtlety of Hazzard's fiction." -- Susan Sheridan * Transnational Literature *