Lloyd Saxton
Biographic Data
| ID | 671086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lloyd Saxton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lloyd |
| FAMILY NAME | Saxton |
| SIGNATURE | SAXTON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Catholic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1631-3821 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Closing the cell door: Where are the Histories of Care-leavers at the old Melbourne Gaol
The Old Melbourne Gaol maintains a crucial place in social histories of the city. The Gaol ceased operation in 1924 and, as a heritage site, locates its history firmly in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. While the exhibition invites a moral consideration of modes of punishment implemented in the gaol, its critique suggests resolution: these are not practices that we engage in now. By presenting these kinds of closed or finished narra…
Writing the concubine: Anne Boleyn, Eustace Chapuys and popular historiography in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy
Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador to Henry VIII's court, is a vital source for historians of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second queen. His writings are detailed and numerous, but they are also partisan and provocative – particularly in his descriptions of Boleyn. Historians must consider his writings carefully and contextualise his accounts. This article argues that historical novelists also have the capacity to incorporate historiographical anal…
A true story: Defining accuracy and authenticity in historical fiction
Historical fictions create stories about events and individuals that once existed. Anxiety around the truth of such fictions is common and ‘authenticity’ and ‘accuracy’ are familiar terms in such discourse. However, this language is often used interchangeably with both terms typically referencing a text’s perceived truthfulness. This article argues for a distinction between accuracy and authenticity in historical fictions, proposing definitions f…
The Individual, Marriage, and the Family
The Individual, Marriage, and the Family
A truly interdisciplinary approach, this text incorporates biological, psychological and sociological perspectives to the study of the family
A true story: Defining accuracy and authenticity in historical fiction
Historical fictions create stories about events and individuals that once existed. Anxiety around the truth of such fictions is common and ‘authenticity’ and ‘accuracy’ are familiar terms in such discourse. However, this language is often used interchangeably with both terms typically referencing a text’s perceived truthfulness. This article argues for a distinction between accuracy and authenticity in historical fictions, proposing definitions f…
The Individual, Marriage, and the Family
A truly interdisciplinary approach, this text incorporates biological, psychological and sociological perspectives to the study of the family
Writing the concubine: Anne Boleyn, Eustace Chapuys and popular historiography in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy
Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador to Henry VIII's court, is a vital source for historians of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second queen. His writings are detailed and numerous, but they are also partisan and provocative – particularly in his descriptions of Boleyn. Historians must consider his writings carefully and contextualise his accounts. This article argues that historical novelists also have the capacity to incorporate historiographical anal…
The Individual, Marriage, and the Family
A truly interdisciplinary approach, this text incorporates biological, psychological and sociological perspectives to the study of the family
The Individual, Marriage, and the Family
A true story: Defining accuracy and authenticity in historical fiction
Historical fictions create stories about events and individuals that once existed. Anxiety around the truth of such fictions is common and ‘authenticity’ and ‘accuracy’ are familiar terms in such discourse. However, this language is often used interchangeably with both terms typically referencing a text’s perceived truthfulness. This article argues for a distinction between accuracy and authenticity in historical fictions, proposing definitions f…
Writing the concubine: Anne Boleyn, Eustace Chapuys and popular historiography in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy
Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador to Henry VIII's court, is a vital source for historians of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second queen. His writings are detailed and numerous, but they are also partisan and provocative – particularly in his descriptions of Boleyn. Historians must consider his writings carefully and contextualise his accounts. This article argues that historical novelists also have the capacity to incorporate historiographical anal…
Closing the cell door: Where are the Histories of Care-leavers at the old Melbourne Gaol
The Old Melbourne Gaol maintains a crucial place in social histories of the city. The Gaol ceased operation in 1924 and, as a heritage site, locates its history firmly in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. While the exhibition invites a moral consideration of modes of punishment implemented in the gaol, its critique suggests resolution: these are not practices that we engage in now. By presenting these kinds of closed or finished narra…
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