Diasporic Greek-Australian writing deconstructed : challenging Europe with new voices, new perspectives

Contemporary Europe, culturally, historically and linguistically is filled with contradiction, silences and paradox.

Diasporic creative writers in Australia who are associated, either by virtue of their cultural heritage or through an intellectual engagement with Europe, can in fact provide a radical potential in contemporary European cultural analysis.

Deconstructing and interpreting narratives, prose and poetry of bilingual writers can open up unexplored areas which, up till now, have been either repressed or marginalised. This critical endeavour, drawing on recent post-colonial criticism, is a new way to interpret fiction, stories and even modern fairytales. It appears less threatening and confronting to venture into those cultural, psychological and subliminal areas which contemporary Europe perhaps wishes to forget or renounce. It is however an alternate method which can be used to compel criticism to puzzle over such areas and so open up new perspectives as well as allow for new voices.

An inquiry into the authenticity of certain miscellaneous papers and legal instruments, published Dec. 24, MDCCXCV. and attributed to Shakspeare, Queen Elizabeth, and Henry, Earl of Southampton: illustrated by fac-similes of the genuine hand-writing of that nobleman, and of Her Majesty; a new fac-simile of the hand-writing of Shakspeare, never before exhibited; and other authentic documents: in a letter addressed to the Right Hon. James, Earl of Charlemont,

Mode of access: Internet.

The Scarlet letter. Annual publication of the Greek letter fraternities [of Rutgers college]

Mode of access: Internet.

An introduction to the writing of Greek, in two Parts: for the use of Winchester college.

Pt. two is the 5th ed., improved.

First Greek lessons : containing all the inflexions of the Greek language. Together with appropriate exercises in the translating and writing of Greek, for the use of beginners /

"Anthon's Greek lessons.--Part II. An introduction to Greek prose composition " was published in 1842.

Commentary on Paul's letter to Romans : with a revised Greek text, compiled from the best recent authors and a new translation /

Mode of access: Internet.

Loving Europe : Charmian Clift, Peel Me a Lotus, and Australian women writing travel

“There it went!—Our last little bit of capital, our going back to civilization money . . .” So Charmian Clift fretted when she watched her husband George Johnson hand over a large number of drachma notes to buy a house on the Greek Island of Hydra in 1956. Whereas today’s expatriates fly back and forth between home and away with ease, Clift’s commitment to Hydra meant that a return to Australia, “to civilization”, would always be difficult and perhaps impossible...

Letter To Robert Lowell

Poem

Letter from Zambia

An 800-word travel article about the Dag Hammarskjold Memorial site in Ndola, Zambia.

Letter from Iceland

A 1,000-word travel story about Icelandic literature and culture.

Letters to editor [Letter from Brisbane]

A short memoir piece about the 2011 Brisbane floods. We’re drawing to the close of a day when, thankfully, the water level has peaked lower than forecasts had predicted. In the most extreme emergencies, homes have been picked up and washed away...

‘…souvlaki and a bit of lemon’: An Aboriginal Australian Greek Story.

In Victoria, Aboriginal peoples are collectively known as Koories (Koori History Website 2014). It’s a name that most people are comfortable with, even though each Koori will also hold their own specific tribal affiliations (Horton 1999). For example, the people of the Kulin nation are the Traditional Owners of the land that is now known by the English name of Melbourne. I am an Aboriginal Australian woman who originates from south-east Queensland (Brisbane/Ipswich). In south-east Queensland, some groups are collectively referred to as Murries...

Letter to the editor - Name that plant scientifically, please!

The report of Brunfelsia poisoning of dogs in Sydney by Drs Singh, Cowan and Child is very welcome, but it raises one important scientific point that has been further highlighted by the letter from Dr Seavers. Neither in the case report nor in Dr Seavers' letter is the species or cultivar of the plants identified. There are about 40 known Brunfelsia species, a number of which are cultivated in tropical to temperate climate gardens in Australia. It is noteworthy that Dr Seavers speculates about the Brunfelsia plants involved in dog poisonings in Australia, suggesting that 'dwarf' plants may be more poisonous ...