The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature

The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature

Author: William Henry Wilde

Publisher: Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 858

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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.


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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature written by William Henry Wilde and published by Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature

The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature

Author: William Henry Wilde

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 833

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature

The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature

Author: William Henry Wilde

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 848

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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.


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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature written by William Henry Wilde and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


The Oxford companion to Australian literature

The Oxford companion to Australian literature

Author: William Henry Wilde

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 833

ISBN-13: 9780191735172

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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.


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Download or read book The Oxford companion to Australian literature written by William Henry Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature

Author: Elizabeth Webby

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-08-21

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780521658430

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An indispensable reference for the study of Australian literature.


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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature written by Elizabeth Webby and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-08-21 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable reference for the study of Australian literature.


Australian Lives

Australian Lives

Author: Joy W. Hooton

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 320

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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.


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Download or read book Australian Lives written by Joy W. Hooton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia

The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia

Author: Peter Pierce

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 532

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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.


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Download or read book The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia written by Peter Pierce and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature

The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature

Author: Stella Lees

Publisher:

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 9780195535921

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature written by Stella Lees and published by . This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:


The Oxford companion to Australian history

The Oxford companion to Australian history

Author: Graeme Davison

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 722

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"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.


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Download or read book The Oxford companion to Australian history written by Graeme Davison and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.


A Companion to Australian Literature Since 1900

A Companion to Australian Literature Since 1900

Author: Nicholas Birns

Publisher: Camden House

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 9781571133496

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


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Download or read book A Companion to Australian Literature Since 1900 written by Nicholas Birns and published by Camden House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh twenty-first century look at Australian literature in a broad, inclusive and multicultural sense.