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A companion to Australian literature since 1900 / edited by Nicholas Birns and Rebecca McNeer.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Camden House companion volumesPublication details: Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2007.Description: xii, 477 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781571133496 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
  • 1571133496 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR9609.6 .C63 2007
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Contents:
Introduction / Nicholas Birns and Rebecca McNeer -- Part 1: Identities -- 1:Aboriginality since Mabo: Writing, Politics, and Art / Ali Gumillya Baker and Gus Worby -- 2:Writing Aboriginality: Authors on "Being Aboriginal" / Anita Heiss -- 3:From Empire to Nation: The Shifting Sands of Australian National Identity / Ruth Feingold -- 4:Multicultural Writing in Australia / Wenche Ommundsen -- 5:Jewish Writers in Australia / Susan Jacobowitz -- 6:Asian-Australian Literature / Deborah L. Madsen -- 7:The Demidenko Affair and Australian Hoaxes / Marguerite Nolan -- 8:Australian Women's Writing from 1970 to 2005 / Tanya Dalziell -- Part 2: Writing Across Time -- 9:Writing the Nation, 1900-1940 / Richard Carr -- 10:Australian Poetry from Kenneth Slessor to Jennifer Strauss / Nicholas Birns -- 11:Australian Poetry, 1970-2005 / David McCooey -- 12:Australian Drama, 1900-1970 / Maryrose Casey -- 13:Australian Drama since 1970 / Maryrose Casey -- Part 3: International Reputations -- 14:Christina Stead / Brigid Rooney -- 15:Patrick White / John Beston -- 16:David Malouf / John Scheckter -- 17:Les Murray / Werner Senn -- 18:Peter Carey / Carolyn Bliss -- 19:Gerald Murnane / Paul Genoni -- Part 4: Writers and Regions -- 20:Tim Winton and Western Australian Writing / Lyn Jacobs -- 21:Dorothy Hewett / Nicole Moore -- 22:Xavier Herbert / Ouyang Yu -- 23:Michael Wilding, Murray Bail, Rodney Hall, and Frank Moorhouse / Jaroslav Kušnír -- 24:Trans-Tasman Literary Expatriates / Brigid Magner -- Part 5: Beyond the Canon -- 25:Australian Science Fiction / Russell Blackford -- 26:Popular Australian Writing / Toni Johnson-Woods -- 27:Australian Film / Theodore F. Sheckels -- 28:Australian Children's Literature / Alice Mills -- 29:Environmental Themes in Australian Literature / Gary Clark -- 30:Australian Gay and Lesbian Writing / Damien Barlow and Leigh Dale.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Nicholas Birns and Rebecca McNeer -- Part 1: Identities -- 1:Aboriginality since Mabo: Writing, Politics, and Art / Ali Gumillya Baker and Gus Worby -- 2:Writing Aboriginality: Authors on "Being Aboriginal" / Anita Heiss -- 3:From Empire to Nation: The Shifting Sands of Australian National Identity / Ruth Feingold -- 4:Multicultural Writing in Australia / Wenche Ommundsen -- 5:Jewish Writers in Australia / Susan Jacobowitz -- 6:Asian-Australian Literature / Deborah L. Madsen -- 7:The Demidenko Affair and Australian Hoaxes / Marguerite Nolan -- 8:Australian Women's Writing from 1970 to 2005 / Tanya Dalziell -- Part 2: Writing Across Time -- 9:Writing the Nation, 1900-1940 / Richard Carr -- 10:Australian Poetry from Kenneth Slessor to Jennifer Strauss / Nicholas Birns -- 11:Australian Poetry, 1970-2005 / David McCooey -- 12:Australian Drama, 1900-1970 / Maryrose Casey -- 13:Australian Drama since 1970 / Maryrose Casey -- Part 3: International Reputations -- 14:Christina Stead / Brigid Rooney -- 15:Patrick White / John Beston -- 16:David Malouf / John Scheckter -- 17:Les Murray / Werner Senn -- 18:Peter Carey / Carolyn Bliss -- 19:Gerald Murnane / Paul Genoni -- Part 4: Writers and Regions -- 20:Tim Winton and Western Australian Writing / Lyn Jacobs -- 21:Dorothy Hewett / Nicole Moore -- 22:Xavier Herbert / Ouyang Yu -- 23:Michael Wilding, Murray Bail, Rodney Hall, and Frank Moorhouse / Jaroslav Kušnír -- 24:Trans-Tasman Literary Expatriates / Brigid Magner -- Part 5: Beyond the Canon -- 25:Australian Science Fiction / Russell Blackford -- 26:Popular Australian Writing / Toni Johnson-Woods -- 27:Australian Film / Theodore F. Sheckels -- 28:Australian Children's Literature / Alice Mills -- 29:Environmental Themes in Australian Literature / Gary Clark -- 30:Australian Gay and Lesbian Writing / Damien Barlow and Leigh Dale.