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Dorothy Hewett was one of Australia’s most controversial authors. She has created legends of ‘glittering girls’ and their fates in her plays, poems and novels. She has challenged religious, sexual, political and literary conventions and has been blamed for moral decline. Topics investigated in this book include Hewitt’s achievements in drama and poetry, the role of place, myth and desire in an understanding of her work and the construction of her reputation by journalists, critics and photographers.

• 294 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references and “a checklist of works by and about Dorothy Hewett” p. 256-294.
• #140124
• Hewett, Dorothy, 1923-2002 — Criticism and interpretation
• Women and literature — Australia — History — 20th century
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