Above our writers—and other artists—looms the intimidating mass of Anglo-Saxon culture. Such a situation almost inevitably produces the characteristic Australian Cultural Cringe—appearing either as the Cringe Direct, or as the Cringe Inverted, in the attitude of the Blatant Blatherskite, the God's-Own-Country and I'm-a-better-man-than-you-are Australian bore.
Australian writer (1900–1985)
Arthur Angell Phillips (15 August 1900 – 4 November 1985), generally known as A. A. Phillips, was an Australian writer, critic and teacher, best known for coining the term "" in his pioneering essay "The Cultural Cringe" (1950), which set the early terms for post-colonial theory in Australia.
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Arthur Angel Phillips
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