[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. The poem is referred to as a book review, although the subject matter is somewhat obscure; however, it does refer to the novel Mr. Britling Sees It Through (1916), by H.G. … [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]
Section 52 [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.] § 52 The bone-pointers The technique of modern business, with its morality of dog eat dog, which used to be called “free competition,” has led to the formation of … [Read more...] about Section 52 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 51 [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.] § 51 Wardens of the future Our Australian mode, let me here repeat, is democratic and egalitarian. We can never expect to establish a national culture on “Aristocratic” … [Read more...] about Section 51 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 50 [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.] § 50 Noblesse oblige Aristocracy, throughout a hundred centuries or more of organised human endeavour, and for twenty centuries or so in Europe, has patronised the fine … [Read more...] about Section 50 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 49 [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.] § 49 Commerce and culture Throughout this “political” digression, I have been concerned with the fact that the development of culture in Australia, as a … [Read more...] about Section 49 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 48 [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.] § 48 Chauvinism and culture Once again, I feel that it is necessary to apologise, at least to my more civilised readers, fro what may appear to be a chauvinistic … [Read more...] about Section 48 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 47 [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.] § 47 Australia is an island History frequently makes attempts to repeat itself, but never quite succeeds in the attempt. If the British Navy, concentrated in the North … [Read more...] about Section 47 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 46 [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.] § 46 Sires to the slaughter Let us state the proposition in crude terms, from the point of view of Antipodeans, who dwell as far away from Europe as it is possible … [Read more...] about Section 46 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 45 [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.] § 45 Bloodstained Europe Europe is the world’s storm-centre of war-danger. With an area not much greater than that of the continent of Australia, Europe is divided into … [Read more...] about Section 45 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 44 [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.] § 44 No need for a protector Defence is also a prime national question. On the practical need of defending Australia against the possibility of a Japanese invasion, all … [Read more...] about Section 44 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 43 [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.] § 43 “Populate or perish” All parties agree that population is Australia’s paramount need. Australian is perhaps the only country in the world which has actually a need … [Read more...] about Section 43 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 42 [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.] § 42 Loyalty and disloyalty If Imperial Federation were a fact, instead of being merely a juristic fiction, and if all the “Nations” within the Federation were of equal … [Read more...] about Section 42 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 41 [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.] § 41 “Equal status” This unbearable dilemma, of divided loyalty as between English and Australian interests, wherever these happen to conflict, may be solved quite … [Read more...] about Section 41 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 40 [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.] § 40 Politics and culture Six months have gone by since the foregoing portions of this Essay were written, originally with a view to serial publication. Sections 1 to … [Read more...] about Section 40 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 39 [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.] § 39 Talismanic books Our destiny, and our history; the terms are inseparable. If we really had no history (as the Europe-minded think), we should have to invent some: … [Read more...] about Section 39 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]
Section 38 [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.] § 38 Freedom of the press The first precondition of a genuine culture in Australia is to establish, or re-establish, facilities for the free discussion of ideas, and of … [Read more...] about Section 38 [The Foundations of Culture in Australia, by P. R. Stephensen, 1936]