The Oxford Companion To Australian Literature

Author : William Henry Wilde,Joy W. Hooton,B. G. Andrews
Publisher : Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : William Henry Wilde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1015061066

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature by William Henry Wilde Pdf

Author : William Henry Wilde,Joy W. Hooton,B. G. Andrews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Australian literature
ISBN : OCLC:32470151

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

This revised and expanded reference work provides a comprehensive account of Australian writing from 1788 to 1993. Details of a new generation of playwrights, poets and novelists have been added to the volume, along with reviews of the development of multiculturalism and Aboriginal writing.

Author : William Henry Wilde,Joy W. Hooton,Barry Andrews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Australian literature
ISBN : 0191735175

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The Oxford companion to Australian literature by William Henry Wilde,Joy W. Hooton,Barry Andrews Pdf

Offers a comprehensive record of Australian writing from European settlement to the early 1990s. Contains entries on writers, plays, novels, poems, newspapers, journals, anthologies, literary prizes, movements, and professional organizations. Includes plot summaries, detailed biographies, and a number of essay-length articles on key areas, such as Aboriginal writing and science fiction.

Author : Elizabeth Webby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0521658438

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The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature by Elizabeth Webby Pdf

An indispensable reference for the study of Australian literature.

Author : Stella Lees,Pam Macintyre
Publisher : Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004087008

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature by Stella Lees,Pam Macintyre Pdf

Arranged alphabetically, The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature contains 1600 entries covering authors, publishers, illustrators, famous characters, events, institutions, and awards--from Ned Kelly and the Eureka Stockade to Australian comics and the work of Evelyn Goode. The book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in children's literature or Australian culture.

Author : Joy W. Hooton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015041781223

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Australian Lives by Joy W. Hooton Pdf

Joy Hooton, an authority on Australian autobiography and co-author of The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, has compiled an absorbing anthology of some of the finest autobiographical writings from the convict era to the present day. She illustrates the strengths of this literary form, which has loomed large in Australian writing since European settlement.

Author : Gwenda Davey,Graham Seal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : IND:30000037275934

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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 : Stella Lees,Pam Macintyre
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Authors, Australian
ISBN : 0195535928

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature by Stella Lees,Pam Macintyre Pdf

Author : Peter Pierce,Rosemary Hunter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016079720

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The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia by Peter Pierce,Rosemary Hunter Pdf

This richly illustrated companion to Australian literature discusses Australian writers past and present, publishers and booksellers, literary gathering places, patrons of literature, and more, putting Australia firmly on the literary map.

Author : Nicholas Birns,Rebecca McNeer
Publisher : Camden House
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1571133496

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A Companion to Australian Literature Since 1900 by Nicholas Birns,Rebecca McNeer Pdf

A fresh twenty-first century look at Australian literature in a broad, inclusive and multicultural sense.

Author : Graeme Davison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Australia
ISBN : OCLC:264941627

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The Oxford companion to Australian history by Graeme Davison Pdf

"The Oxford Companion to Australian History draws on the latest scholarship and covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture. There are entries on politicians, colonisers, visionaries, newspaper barons, industrialists, explorers, writers, artists, and scientists. There are numerous extended essays on key facets of the nation's life--political, social, cultural, scientific, military, and economic. Readers will find incisive entries on matters such as, art, capital punishment, gambling, language, literature, military history, republicanism, and reconciliation."--Publisher's description.

Author : Bruce Bennett,Jennifer Strauss,Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015045695262

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The Oxford Literary History of Australia by Bruce Bennett,Jennifer Strauss,Chris Wallace-Crabbe Pdf

This new literary history rethinks the landscapes of Australian literature in an engaging style and takes into account contemporary theories of literature and associated art forms.

Author : Leonie Judith Gibson Kramer,Adrian Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Australian literature
ISBN : 0195543351

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The Oxford History of Australian Literature by Leonie Judith Gibson Kramer,Adrian Mitchell Pdf

Author : Leonie Kramer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 916002626X

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The Oxford History of Australian Literature by Leonie Kramer Pdf