The Oxford Companion To Australian Folklore

Author : Gwenda Davey,Graham Seal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:49015002859768

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore by Gwenda Davey,Graham Seal Pdf

One of the best ways to ascertain a nation's character is to examine its informal or unofficial culture - its folklore. Australians' sense of nationality is defined not merely in relation to the places they inhabit and the careers they pursue, but also via the slang and languages they speak, the jokes and yarns they exchange, the objects they make, the way they behave towards one another, and the games they play. As Australia approaches the centenary of Federation, it is timely that questions should be asked about the nature of the Australian identity in a changing, urbanized, multicultural society. The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore addresses these questions and illustrates the range and importance of Australia's folkloric heritage. Some of Australia's best-known writers, folklorists and academics have contributed articles to the Companion. Entries range from the descriptive (Gumleaf playing) to the analytical (Popular culture and folklore); from country halls to graffiti to archival preservation of audio tapes; from the bunyip to rebetika (Greek blues); from chain letters to patchwork quilts and Wagga rugs. Also included are biographies of notables in the folklore field, and short entries on myths and heroes such as Ned Kelly, Henry Lawson, 'The Wild Colonial Boy' and 'The Dog on the Tucker Box'. Many entries contain references for those wishing to read further on a particular topic, and an appendix supplies bibliographic guidance for researchers. Until recently, Australia was one of the few countries in the world that tended to disregard the collection, preservation, study and recognition of its folk heritage and its contemporary folklore. As well as being an invaluablereference for students, families and cultural historians, The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore is a milestone in the scholarship of Australian folklore.

Author : Margo Neale,Sylvia Kleinert,Robyne Bancroft
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015053139690

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The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture by Margo Neale,Sylvia Kleinert,Robyne Bancroft Pdf

A comprehensive overview covering indigeneous Australian art, archeological traditions, styles of the contact period, nineteenth-century art trends, and the development of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practices.

Author : Warren Arthur Bebbington
Publisher : Melbourne : Oxford University Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015046478940

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Music by Warren Arthur Bebbington Pdf

The Oxford Companion to Australian Music is a reference work that will be of interest to music lovers as well as of use to musicians, scholars and students. To date no volume has combined an account of Australia's music with biographical information about its musicians, a critical guide totheir works, publishers and recordings, and a guide to the burgeoning literature in the field. With more than 2,000 entries, the Companion ranges across a wide spectrum, from ancient Aboriginal traditions and European-derived orchestral, operatic and concert music, to Australian folk jazz, country, popular, rock, electronic and experimental music. It covers the music not only of mainstreamaudiences but also of Australia's religious denominations and recent migrant communities. Special attention is given to the distinctive features of Australian musical life: its reliance on government support rather than private or ecclesiastical patronage, its unquenchable appetite for eisteddfods,choral societies and bands; the shadow cast by European traditions; the vicissitudes of its attitudes towards composers; the late development of music criticism and scholarship; and the role of regional cities and towns. There are numerous entries on Aboriginal subjects and on key musical organizations and considerable space is given to a series of longer entries covering musical works, institutions, genres, instruments, terms, and many of the historical contexts of Australian music. These key essays offer anauthoritative framework for a better understanding of the shape and originality of music-making in Australia.

Author : Norman Abjorensen,James C. Docherty
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442245020

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Historical Dictionary of Australia by Norman Abjorensen,James C. Docherty Pdf

Australia’s development, from the most unpromising of beginnings as a British prison in 1788 to the prosperous liberal democracy of the present is as remarkable as is its success as a country of large-scale immigration. Since 1942 it has been a loyal ally of the United States and has demonstrated this loyalty by contributing troops to the war in Vietnam and by being part of the “coalition of the willing” in the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and in operations in Afghanistan. In recent years, it has also been more willing to promote peace and democracy in its Pacific and Asian neighbors. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Australia covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Australia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Australia
ISBN : IND:30000103038810

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Australian Folklore by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Henry Wilde,Joy W. Hooton,B. G. Andrews
Publisher : Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015031722021

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature by William Henry Wilde,Joy W. Hooton,B. G. Andrews Pdf

Unique in its field, exhaustive in scope, the Oxford Companion to Australian Literature offers a comprehensive account of Australian writing from European settlement in 1788 to the 1990s. It presents the most important achievements in the fields of fiction, poetry, and drama, and also covers non-fictional prose in journals, diaries, biographies, and autobiographies, and the impact of key historical events on Australian literature. Fully revised and updated, the second edition contains 500 new entries, bringing the total to 3050, reflects the greater influence and volume of women's and multicultural writing, and includes major new articles on crime fiction and the immigrant experience. Written in clear and accessible language, this major reference belongs on the shelf of every library and every lover of world literature.

Author : James C. Docherty
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461671756

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The A to Z of Australia by James C. Docherty Pdf

The last continent to be claimed by Europeans, Australia began to be settled by the British in 1788 in the form of a jail for its convicts. While British culture has had the largest influence on the country and its presence can be seen everywhere, the British were not Australia's original populace. The first inhabitants of Australia, the Aborigines, are believed to have migrated from Southeast Asia into northern Australia as early as 60,000 years ago. This distinctive blend of vastly different cultures contributed to the ease with which Australia has become one of the world's most successful immigrant nations. The A to Z of Australia relates the history of this unique and beautiful land, which is home to an amazing range of flora and fauna, a climate that ranges from tropical forests to arid deserts, and the largest single collection of coral reefs and islands in the world. Through a detailed chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on some of the more significant persons, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets, author James Docherty provides a much needed single volume reference on Australia, from its most unpromising of beginnings as a British jail to the liberal, tolerant, democracy it is today.

Author : William Henry Wilde,Joy W. Hooton,B. G. Andrews
Publisher : Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015066380307

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature by William Henry Wilde,Joy W. Hooton,B. G. Andrews Pdf

A comprehensive account of Australian literature from the first settlement in 1788 to the current day, this book represents the most important achievements in Australian poetry, drama, and fiction as well as non-fictional prose--journals, diaries, biographies, and autobiographies--and details the impact on the writing caused by those historical events that often serve as a work's theme. More than 3,000 informative entries cover subjects such as transportation, exploration, gold discoveries, bushranging, and outback ethos, all of which played a part in the development of the continent's literature as did the pervasive presence and influence of the Aboriginal culture. Entries range from lengthy articles on special topics to brief factual paragraphs explaining words or references. Also provided is information and reference sources on important past and contemporary writers as well as anything and everything that may have influenced their development: the growth of publishing and periodicals; the impact of movements such as nationalism, racialism, and feminism; and the contributions made by booksellers, critics, and literary associations. A major new Oxford Companion, this book makes an intriguing new genre of literature accessible to all readers.

Author : Dimitris Tziovas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317124788

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Greek Diaspora and Migration since 1700 by Dimitris Tziovas Pdf

The Greek diaspora is one of the paradigmatic historical diasporas. Though some trace its origins to ancient Greek colonies, it is really a more modern phenomenon. Diaspora, exile and immigration represent three successive phases in Modern Greek history and they are useful vantage points from which to analyse changes in Greek society, politics and culture over the last three centuries. Embracing a wide range of case studies, this volume charts the role of territorial displacements as social and cultural agents from the eighteenth century to the present day and examines their impact on communities, politics, institutional attitudes and culture. By studying migratory trends the aim is to map out the transformation of Greece from a largely homogenous society with a high proportion of emigrants to a more diverse society inundated by immigrants after the end of the Cold War. The originality of this book lies in the bringing together of diaspora, exile and immigration and its focus on developments both inside and outside Greece.

Author : Graham Seal,Kim Kennedy White
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216085263

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Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World by Graham Seal,Kim Kennedy White Pdf

This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded contextual information on story characters from the Americas to Zanzibar. Despite the tremendous differences between cultures and ethnicities across the world, all of them have folk heroes and heroines—real and imagined—that have been represented in tales, legends, songs, and verse. These stories persist through time and space, over generations, even through migrations to new countries and languages. This encyclopedia is a one-stop source for broad coverage of the world's folk hero tales. Geared toward high school and early college readers, the book opens with an overview of folk heroes and heroines that provides invaluable context and then presents a chronology. The book is divided into two main sections: the first provides entries on the major types and themes; the second addresses specific folk tale characters organized by continent with folk hero entries organized alphabetically. Each entry provides cross references as well as a list of further readings. Continent sections include a bibliography for additional research. The book concludes with an alphabetical list of heroes and an index of hero types.

Author : Peter Harrop,Steve Roud
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000401592

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The Routledge Companion to English Folk Performance by Peter Harrop,Steve Roud Pdf

This broad-based collection of essays is an introduction both to the concerns of contemporary folklore scholarship and to the variety of forms that folk performance has taken throughout English history. Combining case studies of specific folk practices with discussion of the various different lenses through which they have been viewed since becoming the subject of concerted study in Victorian times, this book builds on the latest work in an ever-growing body of contemporary folklore scholarship. Many of the contributing scholars are also practicing performers and bring experience and understanding of performance to their analyses and critiques. Chapters range across the spectrum of folk song, music, drama and dance, but maintain a focus on the key defining characteristics of folk performance – custom and tradition – in a full range of performances, from carol singing and sword dancing to playground rhymes and mummers' plays. As well as being an essential reference for folklorists and scholars of traditional performance and local history, this is a valuable resource for readers in all disciplines of dance, drama, song and music whose work coincides with English folk traditions.

Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Anecdotes
ISBN : 0207188270

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Great Australian Urban Myths by Graham Seal Pdf

An anthology of 100 popular stories transmitted by rumour, in chapters on horrors in the home, terrors on the road and on holidays, shopping shocks, superstitious lore, and stresses at work. With index, further reading and a note on sources. By the author of 'The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore.'.

Author : Paul Watt,Derek B. Scott,Patrick Spedding
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107159914

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Cheap Print and Popular Song in the Nineteenth Century by Paul Watt,Derek B. Scott,Patrick Spedding Pdf

This is the first book to detail the musical and cultural significance of the songster.

Author : Lawrence Grossberg,Janice Radway
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781134805181

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Cultural Studies by Lawrence Grossberg,Janice Radway Pdf

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Eugene Benson,L.W. Conolly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1950 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134468485

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Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English by Eugene Benson,L.W. Conolly Pdf

" ... Documents the history and development of [Post-colonial literatures in English, together with English and American literature] and includes original research relating to the literatures of some 50 countries and territories. In more than 1,600 entries written by more than 600 internationally recognized scholars, it explores the effect of the colonial and post-colonial experience on literatures in English worldwide.