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P. R. Stephensen (1901-1965) (subject)

P. R. Stephensen [obituary, 5 June 1965]

31 July 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This obituary, regarding P. R. Stephensen, was published in the “National Notebook” section of The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 5 June 1965.] P. R. Stephensen P. R. (“Inky”) Stephensen — who collapsed and died last Friday after a speech at the Savage Club, Sydney — … [Read more...] about P. R. Stephensen [obituary, 5 June 1965]

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Publisher indicts the state of our culture [4 April 1936]

31 July 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Foundations of Culture in Australia (by P. R. Stephensen) was published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 4 April 1936.] Publisher indicts the state of our culture Mr. P. R. Stephensen, whose courageous flights into book-publishing in … [Read more...] about Publisher indicts the state of our culture [4 April 1936]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australianism, book reviews, P. R. Stephensen (1901-1965) (subject), publication The Daily Telegraph (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, year1936

Works of P. R. Stephensen

10 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This list contains various works by P. R. Stephensen; for biographical information click here.] Books and pamphlets by P. R. Stephensen: [This list does not include books ghostwritten by P. R. Stephensen.] 1928: The Antichrist of Nietzsche: A New Version in … [Read more...] about Works of P. R. Stephensen

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P. R. Stephensen

18 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

Percy Reginald Stephensen (1901-1965) was an author, editor, publisher, and poet. He is regarded as a major figure in the push for Australian cultural nationalism, a reputation especially earned with the publication of his book, The Foundations of Culture in Australia (1936). He … [Read more...] about P. R. Stephensen

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Culture in Australia [11 April 1936]

29 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Foundations of Culture in Australia (by P. R. Stephensen) was published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 April 1936.] Culture in Australia. In the Australian view of Australia in her relationship to the rest of the world, and to Great Britain … [Read more...] about Culture in Australia [11 April 1936]

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Australianists [review of Jindyworobak poetry, 4 January 1941]

10 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

Australianists. “Corrobooree to the Sun,” by Ian Mudie, Hawthorn Press; “Jindyworobak Anthology, 1940.” Edited by Rex Ingamells, F. W. Preece, Adelaide; “Eighteen Poems,” by Garry Lyle. — The Cloister Press. Four of Mr. Mudie’s poems appear also in the new “Jindyworobak … [Read more...] about Australianists [review of Jindyworobak poetry, 4 January 1941]

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