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Elizabeth Webby
Elizabeth Anne Webby (1942– ) is a literary critic, editor and scholar in the field of literature. Emeritus Professor Webby retired from the Chair of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney in 2007. She edited ''The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature'' (Melbourne, 2000) and was editor of '' Southerly'' from 1988 to 1999. Personal life and education Webby was born Elizabeth Anne Loder in Sydney in 1942 to George Loder and his wife Betty Ellis. She completed her secondary education at Presbyterian Ladies College, Sydney and then attended the University of Sydney. She married Barry Webby in 1966. Career Webby was first employed as a tutor in English Literature at the University of Sydney in 1965. Her academic career progressed at that University and she became Professor of Australian Literature in 1990. Upon retirement in 2007, she became Emeritus Professor of Australian Literature. In recognition of her retirement, The University of Queensland Press and Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literature
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment, and can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role. Literature, as an art form, can also include works in various non-fiction genres, such as biography, diaries, memoir, letters, and the essay. Within its broad definition, literature includes non-fictional books, articles or other printed information on a particular subject.''OED'' Etymologically, the term derives from Latin ''literatura/litteratura'' "learning, a writing, grammar," originally "writing formed with letters," from ''litera/littera'' "letter". In spite of this, the term has also been applied to spoken or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Sydney
The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six sandstone universities. The university comprises eight academic faculties and university schools, through which it offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. The university consistently ranks highly both nationally and internationally. QS World University Rankings ranked the university top 40 in the world. The university is also ranked first in Australia and fourth in the world for QS graduate employability. It is one of the first universities in the world to admit students solely on academic merit, and opened their doors to women on the same basis as men. Five Nobel and two Crafoord laureates have been affiliated with the university as graduates and faculty. The university has educated eight Australian prime ministers, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southerly (journal)
''Southerly'' is an Australian literary magazine, established in the 1930s.Australian government culture and recreation portal Southerly home page It is published in hardcopy and online three times a year, and carries fiction and poetry by established and new authors as well as reviews and critical essays is an online supplement, carrying additional material. History and profile ''Southerly'' began in 1939 as a four-page bulletin of the Sydney ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presbyterian Ladies College, Sydney
The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (PLC Sydney) is an independent school, independent Presbyterian Church of Australia, Presbyterian Single-sex school, single-sex Pre-school education, early learning, Primary school, primary and Secondary school, secondary Day school, day and Boarding school, boarding school for girls, located in Croydon, New South Wales, Croydon, an Inner West (Sydney), inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school has a selective education, non-selective enrolment policy for all years except Year Eleven (School), Year 11, and caters for approximately 1,250 girls from age four (Branxton Reception (School), Reception) to age eighteen (Year 12), including 65 boarders. Students attend PLC from all regions of the greater metropolitan area, New South Wales, and overseas. Established in 1888 by the General Assembly (presbyterian church), General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, Presbyterian Church of NSW, PLC is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
