In the glass case: essays on New Zealand literature

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Over a quarter of a century, C.K. Stead has built up a widely accessible collection of reviews and critical essays on New Zealand literature. In the Glass Case covers a wide spectrum of New Zealand writers, who are examined from a remarkably consistent viewpoint. The title is symbolic: New Zealand books were once held in a glass-fronted bookcase at the University of Auckland library. These were considered rare, although they are now out on the open shelves. Stead's views are often controversial and provoke discussion and passionate debate from other critics. This is not only an enlighten.;Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Fiction; Preliminary: What is Fiction? (1966); Katherine Mansfield: The Letters and Journals (1973/77); Katherine Mansfield: The Art of the 'Fiction' (1977); Frank Sargeson: Two Small Tributes (1965 and 1978); Sylvia Ashton-Warner: Living on the Grand (1981); John Mulgan: A Question of Identity (1979); Ronald Hugh Morrieson: The Man from Hawera (1971); Maurice Duggan: Language is Humanity (1980); David Ballantyne: Whimsical Losers (1979); Janet Frame: Language is the Hawk (1979); Part II: Poetry.