Textual aporias: Exploring the perplexities of form and absence in Australian verse novels

  • Kerry Mallan Queensland University of Technology
  • Roderick McGillis University of Calgary

Abstract

Kerry Mallan and Roderick McGillis have collaborated on a groundbreaking article exploring verse novels generally and Australian verse novels in particular. This article, valuable because it invites discussion rather than resolves issues, is a welcome companion to the growing number of verse novels appearing in several countries. It also explores the process of academic discourse by presenting a dialogue rather than the traditional formal monologue.

Author Biographies

Kerry Mallan, Queensland University of Technology
Kavid Beagley is Lecturer in Children's Literature and Literacy at La Trobe University's Bendigo campus, Victoria, Australia, where he teaches units in Genres, History, Australian and Post-colonial children's literature. He has previously taught in secondary schools, and has been a school and university librarian.
Roderick McGillis, University of Calgary
Roderick McGillis is a Professor of English at the University of Calgary
Issue
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2003)
Section
Alice's Academy
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