"Australian Literary Studies" Vol.8 No.4 - October 1978., 10/01/1978-10/01/1978

The Patrick White in Periodicals Collection contains a comprehensive run of journal and magazine publications from 1934 to 2015 by and about Patrick White, the noted Australian author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973. Many of White's short and long stories, including "Miss Slatery and Her Demon Lover," "Clay," and "A Cheery Soul," appear in published form in this collection in periodicals such as "Australian Book Review," "Australian Literary Studies," "London Magazine," "Meanjin Quarterly," "Quadrant," and "Southerly." In addition, numerous essays written by Geoffrey Dutton, Noel Macainsh, Thelma Herring, J. F. Burrows, and other critics reviewing or analyzing White's "Four Plays," "The Solid Mandala," "The Tree of Man," "Voss," "Vivisector," "Flaws in the Glass," or other works are included. These particular periodicals provide scholars with insight into the critical reception of this author who holds a central place in the history of Australian literature. Georgetown University Special Collections also possesses the Patrick White-Elizabeth Forbes Collection, which consists of 67 letters from White to Forbes, a representative at G. Heywood Hill, Ltd., a London bookdealer, spanning 1965 to 1973 and detailing book orders made by White.

SYNOPSIS: The Patrick White in Periodicals Collection comprises published short and long stories and excerpts from novels by author Patrick White and essays by others reviewing or analyzing his works. Almost all of the materials in this collection appears in the form of printed matter contained in periodicals. Arranged alphabetically by periodical title, the collection consists of 85 folders.