This volume breaks new ground in the field of postcolonial studies. It deconstructs a self-sufficient "Anglo-Australian" national identity, shedding light on the intense and sustained efforts of Australian writers to help Australia define itself. Australians' self-definition as a post-colonial and multicultural society stands opposed to the traditional view of predominantly "white" British origins, and a society aiming at cultural homogeneity. The book also focuses on the unique experience of Australian landscape and nature, a major subject of Australian writing since the nineteenth century and a theme that has never lost it topicality and irresistible appeal. Writing in Australia is a must for anyone embarking on this new terrain in literary study.
- ISBN:
- 9783825827960
- 9783825827960
-
Category:
- Literary studies: general
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
-
31-01-2000
- Publisher:
- Lit Verlag
- Country of origin:
- Germany
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x156x19mm
- Weight:
- 0.29kg
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