Allen Curnow
17 June 1911–23 September 2001
(author)

Also known as: Thomas Allen Munro Curnow.

Poet, critic, academic.

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Genealogy

Parents: Tremayne Monro Curnow

Spouses: Elizabeth Jaumaud Curnow

Children: Wystan Curnow

Works by this Author in Our Collection

Mentioned in

A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- 7 — 'Unemployed and Odd Jobs', 1933–35
- 9 — 'A Peculiar Sort of Non-Classifiable Part-Time Public Servant', 1 1938–51
- 10 — Public Life, Books, Music and Art 1936–50
- Index
- 7 'Unemployed and Odd Jobs', 1933–35
- 10 Public Life, Books, Music and Art, 1936–50
- 1941
- 1945
Baling the Golden Fleece: Baxter's Jason
Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Book reviewing and literary criticism
- Bibliography
Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His Life & Work
- Chapter 7 — Anni Mirabiles: The Country Library Service
Indirections: A Memoir 1909-1947
- Chapter Eight — Hallenstein Bros
- Chapter Fifteen — New Zealand Interlude
- Chapter Eighteen — Wartime England
- Chapter Nineteen — Return to New Zealand
- Index
Island Stories
- 1. Problems of the Imagination
- 6. Centennial Splendours
- E. Books
Kōtare 1998, Volume One, Number One
- ‘Red Hot Gospels of Highbrows’: R. A. K. Mason and the demise of Phoenix
- The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English
Kōtare 1999, Volume Two, Number One
- A bibliographical description and nominal index to The Phoenix, Auckland University College, 1932-1933
Kōtare 1999, Volume Two, Number Two
- The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature
- Never a Soul at Home: New Zealand Literary Nationalism and the 1930s
Kōtare 2007, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series One: ‘Women Prose Writers to World War I’
- Ngaio Marsh, 1895–1982
- Robin Hyde (Iris Wilkinson), 1906-1939
- Elsie Locke, 1912–2001
Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Introduction
- Alfred Domett, 1811–1887
- Edward Robert Tregear, 1846–1931
- William Pember Reeves, 1857–1932
- Ursula Bethell, 1874–1945
- J. R. Hervey, 1889–1958
- Eileen Duggan, 1894–1972
- D’Arcy Cresswell, 1896-1960
- R. A. K. Mason, 1905–1971
- Charles Brasch, 1909–1973
- Charles Edgar Spear, 1910–1985
- Denis Glover, 1912–1980
Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- Montague Harry Holcroft, 1902–1993
- Frank Sargeson [Norris Frank Davey], 1903–1982
- Roderick Finlayson, 1904–1992
Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- Introduction: Colonialism and Embarrassment
- 2. The Bright Unstoried Waters: Jessie Mackay
- 6. Edith Searle Grossmann: Feminising the Bush
- 7. Blanche Baughan's Spiritual Nationalism
- 8. Gentlemen in the Bush: William Satchell
- Conclusion: The Ends of Maoriland
- Index
Sport 10: Autumn 1993
- ♣ Allen Curnow — Another Week-end at the Beach
- SPORT 10MAY 1993 — CONTENTS
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Sport 11: Spring 1993
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- Two Houses
Sport 12: Autumn 1994
- Sport 12MARCH 1994 — CONTENTS
- Allen Curnow — Looking West, Late Afternoon, Low Water
Sport 13 Spring 1994
- CONTENTS
- Allen Curnow — A South Island Night’s Entertainment
- Back Issues
Sport 14: Autumn 1995
- Subscriptions
Sport 19: Lightworks
- Contents
- Allen Curnow — The Kindest Thing
Sport 20: Autumn 1998
- Allen Curnow — Ten Steps to the Sea
- Contents
- Contributors
Sport 21: Spring 1998
- Andrew Johnston — Mark Pirie's ‘Excellent’ Adventure
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Sport 22: Autumn 1999
- Guy Allan — Ten Encounters with the Famous
Sport 32: Summer 2004
- Vincent O'Sullivan — Table for Three
Sport 4: Autumn 1990
- SPORT 4 AUTUMN 1990 — Contents
- Allen Curnow — An Evening Light
Sport 5: Spring 1990
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Sport 7: Winter 1991
- ♣ Allen Curnow — A Busy Port
- SPORT 7 — JULY 1991
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Sport 8: Autumn 1992
- Sport 8 March 1992 — Contents
- ♣ Allen Curnow
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Sport 9: Spring 1992
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Cited in

A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- 1941
- 1945
Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Bibliography
Island Stories
- E. Books
Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- Primary Texts
Sport 10: Autumn 1993
- ♣ Contributors
Sport 12: Autumn 1994
- Contributors
Sport 13 Spring 1994
- Contributors
Sport 19: Lightworks
- Contributors
Sport 4: Autumn 1990
- Contributors
Sport 7: Winter 1991
- ♣ Contributors
Sport 8: Autumn 1992
- ♣ Contributors

Image Gallery

SPORT 19 LIGHT WORKS — 78 photographs by Bill Culbert

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The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Allen Curnow":

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Allen Curnow17 June 1911–23 September 2001(author)