‘One week in each opening': Furphy and the use of the Diary form

Authors

  • Susan K Martin La Trobe University

Keywords:

Furphy, Josephy, Diaries, Life Writing, Nineteenth-century Australian Literature

Abstract

This paper discusses the uses and implications of the diary form in Such is Life considering the historical development of the diary across the nineteenth century, with particular reference to the Letts company. It considers the gender and imperial associations of the nineteenth-century diary and the temporal and spatial constraints imposed by the diary form and potentially used and parodied by Furphy in his selection of this format for the novel.

Author Biography

  • Susan K Martin, La Trobe University
    Associate Professor English

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Published

2013-06-28