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Philip James Ayres

December 18, 2023

Philip James Ayres (28 July 1944 – 15 August 2021)[1] was an Australian biographer and literary historian, described by High Court Justice Dyson Heydon AC as "one of the best biographers this country has ever produced".[2] Of German and Anglo-Scottish cultural heritage, he was a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (London), a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and a recipient of the Centenary Medal in 2001 for contributions to literature.[3]

Education edit

Ayres was born in Lobethal, South Australia. He attended Adelaide Boys High School and the University of Adelaide (PhD 1971). He taught at the University of Adelaide, Monash University (1972 to 2006), Vassar College and Boston University.[4]

Academic work edit

Ayres' biography subjects included Malcolm Fraser,[5] Douglas Mawson,[6] former Australian Chief Justice Sir Owen Dixon,[7] Sydney's late-19th-century, early-20th-century Catholic Archbishop Patrick Francis Moran[8] and Sir Ninian Stephen[9] (who had been Australia's Governor-General for most of the 1980s). His last book, a collection of biographical vignettes built around personal one-on-one encounters with numerous internationally significant people quite aside from the subjects of his biographies, was Private Encounters in the Public World.[10]

His literary-historical books include Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth-Century England.[11] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 398 libraries.[12] He was the editor of the two-volume Clarendon Press edition of Shaftesbury's Characteristicks.[13]

The British Law Quarterly Review described his Owen Dixon as a "conspicuous success" in marrying "distinguished scholarship and narrative skills",[14] while the Australian Law Journal devoted a 14-page section to complimentary analyses of the same book.[15] Fortunate Voyager, the account of Sir Ninian Stephen's life, displays similar research and narrative methodologies. The other biographies have also received generally excellent reviews in the relevant professional journals,[16] although the author has been chastised by one (clerical) critic for declining to moralise his avowedly non-moral and objectivist presentation of character.[17]

He also wrote first-hand accounts of several conflict zones, having travelled with Malcolm Fraser in South Africa (1986)[18] and Somalia (1992),[19] and with the Hezb-i-Islami jihadists in Afghanistan in 1987.[20]

The lists below of learned articles and book reviews are representative of published works too extensive to be noticed here.

Bibliography edit

Books edit

  • Ayres, Philip J. (1977). Tourneur : The Revenger's Tragedy. London: Edward Arnold.
  • Munday, Anthony (1980). Philip J. Ayres (ed.). The English Roman life. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Ayres, Philip J. (ed.) (1987) Ben Jonson: Sejanus His Fall. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
  • — (1987). Malcolm Fraser: A Biography . Richmond, Vic.: William Heinemann Australia. Foreword by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
  • — (1997). Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth-Century England. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • — (ed.) (1999) Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury: Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times. 2 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • — (1999). Mawson: A Life. Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press.
  • — (2003). Owen Dixon. Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press.
  • — (2007). Owen Dixon (revised edition). Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press.
  • — (2007). Prince of the Church : Patrick Francis Moran, 1830-1911. Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press.
  • — (2013) Fortunate Voyager: The Worlds of Ninian Stephen. Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press.
  • — (2019). Private Encounters in the Public World. Brisbane, Qld.: Connor Court.
  • _ (ed.) (2021). The Washington Diaries of Owen Dixon 1942-1944. Sydney, NSW: The Federation Press.

Articles edit

  • "Burlington's Library at Chiswick", Studies in Bibliography, 45 (1992), pp. 113–127.
  • "The Nature of Jonson's Roman History", English Literary Renaissance, 16 (1986), pp. 166–181.

Book reviews edit

Year Review article Work(s) reviewed
2016 Ayres, Philip (January–February 2016). "Stalin's man in London : the diaries of an ambassador". Quadrant. 60 (1–2): 50–58. Maisky, Ivan (2015). Gabriel Gorodetsky (ed.). The Maisky diaries : Red ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943. Yale UP.
2018 Ayres, Philip (January–February 2018). "Stalin magnified : Robespierre in the Kremlin". Quadrant. 62 (1–2): 26–32. Kotkin, Stephen (2017). Stalin : waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941. Penguin Random House.

References edit

  1. ^ "Ayres, Philip". The Age. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ Dyson Heydon, review of Ayres, Fortunate Voyager: The Worlds of Ninian Stephen (2013), in Quadrant, May 2014, p. 26.
  3. ^ https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1126723 (accessed 4 March 2018)
  4. ^ Michael Lawriwsky, "Philip Ayres: Scholar and Adventurer", Quadrant, December 2021, pp. 83–88.
  5. ^ Malcolm Fraser: A Biography (Heinemann, Melbourne, 1987).
  6. ^ Mawson: A Life (Miegunyah/Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1999).
  7. ^ Owen Dixon (Miegunyah/Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2003; 2004; rev. edn 2007).
  8. ^ Prince of the Church: Patrick Francis Moran 1830-1911 (Miegunyah/Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2007).
  9. ^ Fortunate Voyager: The Worlds of Ninian Stephen (Miegunyah/Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 2013).
  10. ^ Private Encounters in the Public World (Connor Court, Brisbane, 2019).
  11. ^ Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth-Century England (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997).
  12. ^ WorldCat author record
  13. ^ Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times (2 vols, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1999).
  14. ^ Tom Bingham, review of Owen Dixon, (2005) 121 Law Quarterly Review, 154-158 at 154.
  15. ^ (2003) 77 Australian Law Journal, 682-696 (High Court Centenary number).
  16. ^ Mawson: its "high level of research and carefully crafted writing make it a worthy addition to Australian scientific biography"—Brigid Hains, Historical Records of Australian Science, 13, ii (2000), 226-228; see also Rod Beecham in Australian Book Review, June/July 2004, p. 35: "Ayres's great virtue as a biographer is his scrupulous reliance on primary sources, which he has researched meticulously. He can also be funny."
  17. ^ Frank Brennan, "Tales from the Bench", Eureka Street, July/August 2003, 37-39.
  18. ^ "South African Diary", final chapter of Ayres, Malcolm Fraser.
  19. ^ Quadrant, vol. 36, no. 12, December 1992, pp. 9-14.
  20. ^ "Khost: The Crucial Siege", The Age, Saturday Extra, 28 November 1987, pp. 1-6.

December 18, 2023
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Philip James Ayres 28 July 1944 15 August 2021 1 was an Australian biographer and literary historian described by High Court Justice Dyson Heydon AC as one of the best biographers this country has ever produced 2 Of German and Anglo Scottish cultural heritage he was a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society London a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and a recipient of the Centenary Medal in 2001 for contributions to literature 3 Contents 1 Education 2 Academic work 3 Bibliography 3 1 Books 3 2 Articles 3 3 Book reviews 4 ReferencesEducation editAyres was born in Lobethal South Australia He attended Adelaide Boys High School and the University of Adelaide PhD 1971 He taught at the University of Adelaide Monash University 1972 to 2006 Vassar College and Boston University 4 Academic work editAyres biography subjects included Malcolm Fraser 5 Douglas Mawson 6 former Australian Chief Justice Sir Owen Dixon 7 Sydney s late 19th century early 20th century Catholic Archbishop Patrick Francis Moran 8 and Sir Ninian Stephen 9 who had been Australia s Governor General for most of the 1980s His last book a collection of biographical vignettes built around personal one on one encounters with numerous internationally significant people quite aside from the subjects of his biographies was Private Encounters in the Public World 10 His literary historical books include Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth Century England 11 According to WorldCat the book is held in 398 libraries 12 He was the editor of the two volume Clarendon Press edition of Shaftesbury s Characteristicks 13 The British Law Quarterly Review described his Owen Dixon as a conspicuous success in marrying distinguished scholarship and narrative skills 14 while the Australian Law Journal devoted a 14 page section to complimentary analyses of the same book 15 Fortunate Voyager the account of Sir Ninian Stephen s life displays similar research and narrative methodologies The other biographies have also received generally excellent reviews in the relevant professional journals 16 although the author has been chastised by one clerical critic for declining to moralise his avowedly non moral and objectivist presentation of character 17 He also wrote first hand accounts of several conflict zones having travelled with Malcolm Fraser in South Africa 1986 18 and Somalia 1992 19 and with the Hezb i Islami jihadists in Afghanistan in 1987 20 The lists below of learned articles and book reviews are representative of published works too extensive to be noticed here Bibliography editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2016 Books edit Ayres Philip J 1977 Tourneur The Revenger s Tragedy London Edward Arnold Munday Anthony 1980 Philip J Ayres ed The English Roman life Oxford Clarendon Press Ayres Philip J ed 1987 Ben Jonson Sejanus His Fall Manchester Manchester University Press 1987 Malcolm Fraser A Biography Richmond Vic William Heinemann Australia Foreword by Valery Giscard d Estaing 1997 Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth Century England Cambridge Cambridge University Press ed 1999 Anthony Ashley Cooper 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury Characteristics of Men Manners Opinions Times 2 vols Oxford Clarendon Press 1999 Mawson A Life Carlton Vic Miegunyah Press 2003 Owen Dixon Carlton Vic Miegunyah Press 2007 Owen Dixon revised edition Carlton Vic Miegunyah Press 2007 Prince of the Church Patrick Francis Moran 1830 1911 Carlton Vic Miegunyah Press 2013 Fortunate Voyager The Worlds of Ninian Stephen Carlton Vic Miegunyah Press 2019 Private Encounters in the Public World Brisbane Qld Connor Court ed 2021 The Washington Diaries of Owen Dixon 1942 1944 Sydney NSW The Federation Press Articles edit Burlington s Library at Chiswick Studies in Bibliography 45 1992 pp 113 127 The Nature of Jonson s Roman History English Literary Renaissance 16 1986 pp 166 181 Book reviews edit Year Review article Work s reviewed2016 Ayres Philip January February 2016 Stalin s man in London the diaries of an ambassador Quadrant 60 1 2 50 58 Maisky Ivan 2015 Gabriel Gorodetsky ed The Maisky diaries Red ambassador to the Court of St James s 1932 1943 Yale UP 2018 Ayres Philip January February 2018 Stalin magnified Robespierre in the Kremlin Quadrant 62 1 2 26 32 Kotkin Stephen 2017 Stalin waiting for Hitler 1929 1941 Penguin Random House References edit Ayres Philip The Age Retrieved 20 September 2021 Dyson Heydon review of Ayres Fortunate Voyager The Worlds of Ninian Stephen 2013 in Quadrant May 2014 p 26 https honours pmc gov au honours awards 1126723 accessed 4 March 2018 Michael Lawriwsky Philip Ayres Scholar and Adventurer Quadrant December 2021 pp 83 88 Malcolm Fraser A Biography Heinemann Melbourne 1987 Mawson A Life Miegunyah Melbourne University Press Carlton 1999 Owen Dixon Miegunyah Melbourne University Press Carlton 2003 2004 rev edn 2007 Prince of the Church Patrick Francis Moran 1830 1911 Miegunyah Melbourne University Press Carlton 2007 Fortunate Voyager The Worlds of Ninian Stephen Miegunyah Melbourne University Press Carlton 2013 Private Encounters in the Public World Connor Court Brisbane 2019 Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth Century England Cambridge University Press Cambridge 1997 WorldCat author record Anthony Ashley Cooper 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury Characteristics of Men Manners Opinions Times 2 vols Clarendon Press Oxford 1999 Tom Bingham review of Owen Dixon 2005 121 Law Quarterly Review 154 158 at 154 2003 77 Australian Law Journal 682 696 High Court Centenary number Mawson its high level of research and carefully crafted writing make it a worthy addition to Australian scientific biography Brigid Hains Historical Records of Australian Science 13 ii 2000 226 228 see also Rod Beecham in Australian Book Review June July 2004 p 35 Ayres s great virtue as a biographer is his scrupulous reliance on primary sources which he has researched meticulously He can also be funny Frank Brennan Tales from the Bench Eureka Street July August 2003 37 39 South African Diary final chapter of Ayres Malcolm Fraser Quadrant vol 36 no 12 December 1992 pp 9 14 Khost The Crucial Siege The Age Saturday Extra 28 November 1987 pp 1 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip James Ayres amp oldid 1183304500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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