Peter Craven (born 1949 or 1950)[1] is an Australian literary critic and cultural studies writer.[2]
Peter Craven | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Genre | Literary criticism, cultural studies |
| Relatives | Greg Craven (brother) |
Life and career
editWhile enrolled for a Master of Arts at the University of Melbourne, Craven met Michael Heyward with whom he founded Scripsi, a literary magazine which was published from 1981 to 1994.[3] Craven has written for The Age, The Australian and the Australian Literary Review.[4] His work has also appeared in Oxford Guide to Contemporary Writing, the Times Literary Supplement and London Review of Books.[3]
Craven has been described as both a "literary hack" and "one of the most prolific, erudite and opinionated voices in Australian literary circles".[1] In 2004 he was awarded the Pascall Prize for Australian Critic of the Year.
The legal academic Greg Craven is his younger brother.[1]
Bibliography
editEssays, reporting and other contributions
edit- Craven, Peter (March 2003). "Introduction". Quarterly Essay. 9: iii–vii.
- — (August 2005). "Enthralled by shadows". Griffith Review. 5.
- — (January–February 2018). "Makers of poetry and masters of prose : tradition and innovation in translating the Iliad". Quadrant. 62 (1–2 [543]): 94–101.
References
edit- ^ a b c Susan Wyndham (20 July 2002). "Nothing if not critical". The Age. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "ABC News – Peter Craven". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Contributor: Peter Craven". Griffith Review.
- ^ "The Wheeler Centre – Peter Craven". Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
External links
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