Cambridge Univ Pr, Date: 2000. Paperback. New. 326 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. 2000. Cambridge Univ Pr ISBN 0521658438 9780521658430 [GB]

Paperback / softback. New. This book introduces in a lively and succinct way the major writers, literary movements, styles and genres that, at the beginning of a new century, are seen as constituting the field of 'Australian literature'. ISBN 0521658438 9780521658430 [GB]

ISBN10: 0521658438, ISBN13: 9780521658430, [publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge] Softcover Paperback. This book introduces in a lively and succinct way the major writers, literary movements, styles and genres that, at the beginning of a new century, are seen as constituting the field of 'Australian literature'. The book consciously takes a perspective that sees literary works not as aesthetic objects created in isolation by unique individuals, but as cultural products influenced and constrained by the social, political and economic circumstances of their times, as well as by geographical and environmental factors. It covers indigenous texts, colonial writing and reading, poetry, fiction and theatre throughout two centuries, biography and autobiography, and literary criticism in Australia. Other features of the companion are a chronology listing significant historical and literary events, and suggestions for further reading. This book introduces in a lively and succinct way the major writers, literary movements, styles and genres that, at the beginning of a new century, are seen as constituting the field of Australian literature. The book consciously takes a perspective that sees literary works not as aesthetic objects created in isolation by unique individuals, but as cultural products influenced and constrained by the social, political and economic circumstances of their times. It will be an indispensable reference for both national and ...

ISBN10: 0521658438, ISBN13: 9780521658430, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book introduces in a lively and succinct way the major writers, literary movements, styles and genres that, at the beginning of a new century, are seen as constituting the field of 'Australian literature'. The book consciously takes a perspective that sees literary works not as aesthetic objects created in isolation by unique individuals, but as cultural products influenced and constrained by the social, political and economic circumstances of their times, as well as by geographical and environmental factors. It covers indigenous texts, colonial writing and reading, poetry, fiction and theatre throughout two centuries, biography and autobiography, and literary criticism in Australia. Other features of the companion are a chronology listing significant historical and literary events, and suggestions for further reading.
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Cambridge University Press, Date: 2000-08-21. Paperback. Good. 2000. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521658438 9780521658430 [US]