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Absolutely Revolting
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'Written off as second-rate' by Andrew Riemer

by Andrew Riemer •
December 1992, no. 147

What is the relationship between our literary culture and the academy? Moreover, should there be any relationship between the two, or is it healthier if each remains separate, largely isolated from the other? These-questions were brought into focus for me by ‘Word Games’, a provocative essay in the Spring issue of Island, that lively Tasmanian literary magazine.

 


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