The literature of Australia: an anthology

Jose, N, ed. (2009) The literature of Australia: an anthology. Norton, New York. ISBN 9780393072617

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Abstract

The result of a collaboration between Sydney's Macquarie University and International PEN Sydney Centre, and funded by the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australian Research Council, 'The Literature of Australia' gathers the most distinctive and most significant of the nation's writing. Coverage of over two hundred years of literature in all genres, from the 1700s to the present, and over 500 entries from 307 different authors, including writing by Aboriginal authors from the early colonial period to the present. Work from contemporary authors of international renown, including Shirley Hazzard, Peter Carey, David Malouf, Les Murray, Alexis Wright, and Kate Grenville. Biographical details about the authors of the works selected, an introductory essay, major essays setting the works in their historical context, and suggestions for further reading.

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Foreword by Thomas Keneally.

Divisions: School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities
Date Deposited: 09 Feb 2016 16:08
Last Modified: 05 Jan 2022 15:50
URI / Page ID: https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/7223
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