Abschnittsübersicht

    • Patrick White (1912-1990) - Nobel Prize in Literature 1973

    • Preparation for Session 5:

      Please consult the material on Patrick White provided on the Nobel Prize in Literature Website.

      Please read:
      Hansson, Karin. "Patrick White - Existential Explorer." In: Nobel Laureates In Search of Identity and Integrity: Voices of Different Cultures, edited by Anders Hallengren and Andres Hallengren, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2005, pp. 103-15.
      White, Patrick. "The Prodigal Son." In: Critical Essays on Patrick White, edited by Peter Wolfe. Hall, 1990, pp. 21-24.

      To gain a better understanding of White's writing, read the introduction to Voss and a chapter excerpt.

      Further reading:
      Cynthia vanden Driesen and Bill Ashcroft, eds. Patrick White Centenary: The Legacy of a Prodigal Son. CambridgeScholars Publishing, 2014.
    • White, "The Prodigal Son" Datei
    • Patrick White, Voss (1957) Datei

      Introduction and Chapter Excerpts

    • Session 5 Datei

    • Revision:

      Look at

      1. the Nobel Prize Speech and Lecture
      2. the "Prodigal Son" and the Introduction to or text excerpt of Voss.

      How does Patrick White respond to the cultural cringe/the postcolonial situation?