我们外语系大洋洲文学研究室于去年初成立后,得到澳大利亚国内一些单位和个人的热情支持。哈里·马克斯夫人寄来她丈夫的文学作品,思罗塞尔先生捐赠他已故的母亲凯瑟林·苏珊娜·普丽查德的著作,澳大利亚文化委员会文学部主席布里森登博士于去年访华期间特地来我们研究室座谈,研究协作问题,并赠送一批书籍。澳大利亚驻华大使馆也多方予以协助,《澳大利亚文学中的妇女形象》原稿就是大使馆供给的。朱迪思·赖特(Judith Wright)是当代澳大利亚的著名诗人,一九一五年出生于新南威尔士的阿米代尔。她出版了八部诗集,还写过文艺批评方面的专著和短篇小说集。《澳大利亚文学中的妇女形象》是作者在新英格兰大学讲授妇女研究课程的讲稿,我们特翻译发表,以饷读者。 Our department of Oceanology, the Department of Foreign Languages, was enthusiastically supported by some units and individuals in Australia after its establishment in early last year. Mrs. Harry Max sent her husband’s literary work, Mr. Szetal donated the writings of his late mother, Catherine Suzanne Pritchard, and Dr. Brissenden, chairman of the Literary Department of the Australian Council of Culture, visited China last year During our special study room to discuss the issue of collaboration, and presented a number of books. The Australian Embassy in China has also provided assistance to many parties. The manuscript of “The Image of Women in Australian Literature” was provided by the embassy. Judith Wright is a famous contemporary Australian poet, born in 1915 in Armidale, New South Wales. She has published eight collections of poetry and has also written monographs and short stories in literary criticism. “The Women’s Image in Australian Literature” is the author’s lecture on teaching women’s studies at New England University.