A History of Australian Literature - Contents - Chapters 1-11

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A scholarly reference on Australian literature, organized by historical periods and major literary movements. The contents trace colonization and early writers, the Bulletin school, themes of national self-definition, and successive phases from the 1920s–1930s through mid-century directions and the 1960s generation, concluding with the uniqueness of recent writing. The book also includes editorial material, acknowledgements, list of plates, further reading, a chronological table, and an index.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages342

Reading Time8 h 47 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

List of plates

Editor's preface

Acknowledgements

The nature of Australian literature

The first hundred years of colonization

The Bulletin school

National self-definition

New reputations of the 1920s and 1930s

Major new voices of the 1930s and 1940s

The last decades of the 'old' Bulletin

Symbolic and social-realist fiction

Mid-century directions

The generation of the 1960s

The uniqueness of recent writing

Further reading

Chronological table

Index

MACMILLAN HISTORY OF LITERATUREA HISTORY OFAUSTRALIANLITERATUREKen Goodwin MACMILLAN HISTORY OF LITERATUREGeneral Editor:A.NoRMAN JEFFARES MACMILLAN HISTORY OF LITERATUREGeneral Editor:A.Norman Jeffares Published OLD ENGLISH LITERATUREMichael Alexander ENGLISH GOTHIC LITERATUREDerek Brewer SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATUREMurray Roston SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATUREBruce King EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATUREMaximillian Novak NINETEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATUREMargaret Stonyk TWENTIETH-CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATUREHarry Blamires ANGLO-IRISH LITERATURE A.Norman Jeffares THE LITERATURE OF SCOTLANDRory Watson THE LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATESMarshall Walker COMMONWEALTH LITERATUREAlistair Niven A HISTORY OF LITERATURE IN THE IRISH LANGUAGEDeclan Kiberd A HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN LITERATUREKenneth Goodwin A HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM A.Ashe A HISTORY OF CANADIAN LITERATUREW.New Kcnncth Goodwin 1986Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edtion 1986 All rights reserved.No reproduction,copy or transmissionof this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced,copiedor transmitted save with written permission or in accordancewith the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956(as amended),or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copyingissued by the Copyright Licensing Agency,33-4 Alfred Place,Iondon WC1E 7DP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation tothis publication may be liable to criminal prosecution andcivil claims for damagcs. First published 1986Rcprinted 1988 Published by MACMILLAN EDUCATION ITD Houndmills,Basingstokc,Hampshire RG212XSand London Companics and rcprcscntativcsthroughout the world British Library Cataloguing in Publication DataGoodwin,K.I. A history of Australian litcraturc. 1.Australian literaturc-History and criticism I.Titlc820.9'994PR9604.3ISBN 978-0-333-36406-2ISBN 978-1-349-18177-3(eBook)DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-18177-3 Contents List of platesEditor's prefaceAcknowledgementsxi x 1 The nature of Australian literature 工 2 The first hundred years of colonization 8 Colonial beginnings 8 Charles Harpur and some early novelistsKingsley,Kendall and GordonMarcus ClarkeOther novelists 15 22 28 32 3 The Bulletin school 36 Founding of the Bulletin36Henry Lawson and Barbara Baynton39'Banjo'Paterson44Some writers for children47Joseph Furphy49Miles Franklin53Christopher Brennan55 58 4 National self-definition Suburban life58Theatre59'Henry Handel Richardson'61 vi CONTENTS Nationalism and internationalism:MaryGilmore and the Norman Lindsay coterieSome social realists:Prichard,Palmer andothers 67 71 # 5 New reputations of the 1920s and 1930s 85 John Shaw Neilson and Kenneth Slessor85Martin Boyd94Christina Stead97Xavier Herbert103 6 Major new voices of the 1930s and 1940s112R.D.FitzGerald112 A.D.Hope119Judith Wright126James McAuley133 7 The last decades of the ‘old'Bulletin140Douglas Stewart140Other poets146Short-story writers153Hal Porter157Other fiction-writers163 8 Symbolic and social-realist fiction 167 Patrick White as novelist167White's stories and plays176Other novelists,including best-sellers179Children's writers186Novelists of social comment187 # 9 Mid-century directions 190 Prose writers190The renaissance of drama193David Williamson202Other playwrights204 CONTENTS vii Poets:Buckley,Harwood and others208Les A.Murray214Bruce Dawe220David Malouf226 # 10 The generation of the 1960s 229 Poets229Thomas Keneally235Novelists of poetic texture:Stow,Koch,McDonald239Absurdist novelists:Ireland,Foster and others244Satirical and domestic novelists249Writers of short fiction:Moorhouse and others253Novelists of the later 1970s259 # 11 The uniqueness of recent writing 263 Aboriginal writers263Writers of non-English-speaking background267Newly emerging writers270Publishing outlets272 Further rea

FAQs

How is the book organized to study Australian literature?

It is structured by chapters that follow historical stages and major literary movements, starting with early colonization and moving through later decades up to recent writing.

Which period is covered in the chapter about the Bulletin school?

The chapter labeled “The Bulletin school” focuses on key writers and developments associated with the Bulletin tradition, including Henry Lawson and other major figures.

What additional study tools are included beyond the main chapters?

The front and back matter includes a list of plates, further reading, a chronological table, and an index, supporting deeper research and reference.

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