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A. A. Phillips: Australian writer, critic, and teacher.
Born in Melbourne (died at age 85).
Biography
Arthur Angell Phillips, generally known as A. A. Phillips, was an Australian writer, critic and teacher, best known for coining the term "cultural cringe" in his pioneering essay The Cultural Cringe (1950), which set the early terms for post-colonial theory in Australia.
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A. A. Phillips was born on and passed away on at the age of 85.
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A. A. Phillips was born in Melbourne.
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