[Editor: This article by P. R. Stephensen was published in the “Forum” section of The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 16 June 1962.] Colonialism in our literature My thirty years’ war By P. R. Stephensen This is an abridgment of a Commonwealth Literary Fund Lecture which Mr … [Read more...] about Colonialism in our literature: My thirty years’ war [by P. R. Stephensen, 16 June 1962]
P. R. Stephensen (author) (1901-1965)
Kookaburras and Satyrs: Some Recollections of The Fanfrolico Press [by P. R. Stephensen, 1954]
[Editor: This booklet by P. R. Stephensen was published in 1954.] Kookaburras and Satyrs Some Recollections of The Fanfrolico Press by P. R. Stephensen Talkarra Press 64 Young Street, Cremorne, Australia Of this book 225 copies have been … [Read more...] about Kookaburras and Satyrs: Some Recollections of The Fanfrolico Press [by P. R. Stephensen, 1954]
Permanent [poem by P. R. Stephensen, December 1928]
[Editor: A poem by P. R. Stephensen. Published in The London Aphrodite, number three, December 1928.] Permanent I shall not sing these songs when I am dead. No melodies will murmur in my tomb. I shall not stir impatient in the womb Of death. I shall be dreamless in … [Read more...] about Permanent [poem by P. R. Stephensen, December 1928]
Bullets and Ballots [poem by P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]
[Editor: A poem by P. R. Stephensen. Published in The London Aphrodite, number one, August 1928.] Bullets and Ballots (Book review in the form of a rhapsody for the barrel-organ) by P. R. Stephensen I Facilitate Stygian transits Toll Utopian funeral knells And … [Read more...] about Bullets and Ballots [poem by P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]
Seducer [poem by P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]
[Editor: A poem by P. R. Stephensen. Published in The London Aphrodite, number one, August 1928.] Seducer You are religious? — Well, if I say The Immortal Gods Walk on the wide earth still And laugh with us In our love’s play On this sunny-grassed hill; And … [Read more...] about Seducer [poem by P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]
Editorial manifestos [article by Jack Lindsay and P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]
[Editor: An article by Jack Lindsay and P. R. Stephensen. Published in The London Aphrodite, number one, August 1928.] Editorial manifestos (a) We stand for a point of view which equally outrages the modernist and the reactionary. It is certain that J. C. Squire and T.S. … [Read more...] about Editorial manifestos [article by Jack Lindsay and P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]
Norman Lindsay Does Not Care: An Outburst [by P. R. Stephensen, 1928]
[Editor: This pamphlet regarding Norman Lindsay was written by P. R. Stephensen.] Norman Lindsay Does Not Care An Outburst by P. R. Stephensen Fanfrolico Pamphlets No. I Price One Farthing Why should Norman Lindsay care if suburbia shudders with a horror … [Read more...] about Norman Lindsay Does Not Care: An Outburst [by P. R. Stephensen, 1928]
Section 55 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Foundations of Culture in Australia (1936) by P. R. Stephensen.] § 55 The true Australian creed In his New Year message to his fellow-Australians, speaking at 59 minutes to 1 a.m. on the first day of January, 1936, the respected … [Read more...] about Section 55 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 54 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Foundations of Culture in Australia (1936) by P. R. Stephensen.] § 54 A New Britannia When the English finally conquered Scotland, in the reign of George the Second, they did so in order to find some land, on the bleak boggy … [Read more...] about Section 54 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 53 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Foundations of Culture in Australia (1936) by P. R. Stephensen.] § 53 One place is enough Population remains the paramount question, in any consideration of Australia’s future. “We must populate or perish.” A population greater than … [Read more...] about Section 53 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]