| Description |
xvii, 382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Harvard University Committee on Australian studies |
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Harvard University Committee on Australian studies
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| Contents |
Pt. 1. Narrative -- Out of England : literary subjectivity in the Australian colonies, 1788-1867 / Simon During -- Dead white male heroes : Ludwing Leichhardt and Ned Kelly in Australian fiction / Susan Martin -- Escaping the Bush paradigm / Lucy Frost -- David Malouf, history, and an ethics of the body / Andrew Taylor -- Identity, play, imagination : David Malouf, Hossein Valamanesh, and I / Ihab Hassan -- "Inner experience" in Gerald Murnane's The plains / Andrew Zawacki -- Pt. 2. Culture -- A chance to hear a Nyigina song / Stephen Muecke -- "The first white man born" : miscegenation and identity in Kim Scott's Benang / Tony Birch -- Sorry-in-the-sky : empathetic unsettlement, mourning, and the stolen generations / Gail Jones -- The mystery of the missing middlebrow or the c(o)urse of good taste / David Carter -- A short while toward the sun : the golden years of internationalism / Frank Moorhouse -- Australia, America, and the changing face of nature documentary / Graham Huggan -- The man from Hong Kong in Sydney, 1975 / Meaghan Morris -- Pt. 3. Poetry -- "Woful shepherds" : anti-pastoral in Australian poetry / Paul Kane -- Two versions of Australian pastoral : Les Murray and William Robinson / Robert Dixon -- Darkness and lostness : how to read a poem by Judith Wright / Kevin Hart -- The presentation and performance of self in the poetry of John Forbes / Brian Henry -- "Split belonging" in Les Murray's novel in verse, Fredy Neptune / Judith Ryan -- The end of the line / Chris Wallace-Crabbe |
| Summary |
"Ranging from the country's colonial beginnings to its more globally oriented present, the nineteen essays in this volume present a multi-faceted view of the vast land down under. A central theme is the relation of Australian cultural productions to nature and history. Issues explored include problems of race and gender, colonialism and postcolonialism, individual and national identity, subjective experience and international connections. Among others, the essays treat major authors such as Peter Carey, David Malouf, Les Murray, and Judith Wright."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"The essays in this volume emerged from a conference sponsored by the Harvard Committee on Australian Studies in late 2002."--Introduction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Postcolonialism -- Australia.
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Art, Australian.
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Postcolonialism in literature.
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Australian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Literature and society -- Australia.
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Literature and society -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Australian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Congresses.
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Arts -- Australia.
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Arts and society -- Australia.
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National characteristics, Australian.
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Culture -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Australian literature -- Congresses.
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Art, Australian -- Congresses.
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Postcolonialism -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Postcolonialism in literature -- Congresses.
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Arts and society -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Arts -- Australia -- Congresses.
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National characteristics, Australian -- Congresses.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Intellectual life.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005642
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Australia -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87002863
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- In art.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011412
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Australia -- In literature.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101694
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Australia -- In motion pictures.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90006246
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Intellectual life http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005642 -- Congresses.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533
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Australia -- In literature http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101694 -- Congresses.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533
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Australia -- In motion pictures http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90006246 -- Congresses.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- In art http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011412 -- Congresses.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533
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Australia -- Civilization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87002863 -- Congresses.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533
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| Genre/Form |
Congresses
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Ryan, Judith, 1943-
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Wallace-Crabbe, Chris.
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Harvard University. Committee on Australian Studies.
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| ISBN |
0674015738 hardback |
