‘Astir with Great Things’: The Early Life of Katharine Susannah Prichard

Nathan Hobby

doi:10.26182/arjx-0g26

‘Astir with Great Things’: The Early Life of Katharine Susannah Prichard

Nathan Hobby

School of Humanities

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"'Astir With Great Things'" is a biography of the early life to 1919 of Katharine Susannah Prichard (1883-1969), an Australian writer and political activist. Critically engaging with Prichard's autobiography, Child of the Hurricane, the thesis builds a fuller account of her early life with archival material. The thesis narrates Prichard's literary development and the writing of The Pioneers and Black Opal. Exploring Prichard's political radicalisation against the backdrop of World War One, the thesis also considers the intertwining of Prichard's personal life with writing and politics, including the effects of her father's suicide and her brother's death in the war.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Hughes-D'Aeth, Tony, Supervisor Ikin, Van, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	15 Nov 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/arjx-0g26
Publication status	Unpublished - 2019

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