Australian & Oceanian 4

Bold and original, this collection is a genre-busting sequence of poetry and prose that confronts the place where mortality meets creativity. Using discontinuous narrative and alphabetical order, th……続きを見る

The major New Zealand novelists of the 1980s have begun to receive international acclaim. This first critical study of Janet Frame, Keri Hulme, Witi Ihimaera, Maurice Gee, Ian Wedde, and C.K. Stead ……続きを見る

The Pacific Islands began to appear in Western literature soon after European navigators made landfall there. From the first, there was seldom a statement of plain facts. Explorers brought their own……続きを見る

The collected critical writings of one of New Zealand's major poets and critics, covering half a century of his work. Of the thirty-eight items (reviews, essays, lectures, interviews, and letters) i……続きを見る

This collection of poetry features five extended poems that explore the concept of beauty and the nature of language, discussing serious philosophical ideas with zest, energy, wit, and humor. A uniq……続きを見る

In recent years, Australian literature has experienced a revival of interest both domestically and internationally. The increasing prominence of work by writers like Christos Tsiolkas, heightened th……続きを見る

During the twentieth century, the southwestern corner of Australia was cleared for intensive agriculture. In the space of several decades, an arc from Esperance to Geraldton, an area of land larger ……続きを見る

Knitting together two fascinating but entirely distinct lives, this ingeniously structured braided biography tells the story of the lives and work of two women, each a cultural icon in her own count……続きを見る

Metafiction and the Postwar Novel is a full-length reassessment of one of the definitive literary forms of the postwar period, sometimes known as 'postmodern metafiction'. In the place of large-scal……続きを見る

Four hundred years after William Shakespeare’s death, his works continue to not only fill playhouses around the world, but also be adapted in various forms for consumption in popular culture, includ……続きを見る

This exciting one-of-a-kind volume brings together new contributions by geographically diverse authors who range from early career researchers to well-established scholars in the field. It unprecede……続きを見る

A cultural history of Australia told through our fiction. Australia's novels lie at the heart of the country. Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, they have held up a mirror to the natio……続きを見る

Dans 'Les chasseurs de girafes' de Thomas Mayne Reid, l'auteur nous plonge dans un récit d'aventure captivant et exotique, mettant en scène des chasseurs intrépides à la poursuite de ces majestueuse……続きを見る

This unique book on neurocognitive interpretations of Australian literature covers a wide range of analyses by discussing Australian Literary Studies, Aboriginal literary texts, women writers, ethni……続きを見る

Summary of The Tattooist of Auschwitz It's April 1942, and 25-year old Lale is riding through Europe in a train, cramped in a cattle car with other Jewish men. Nobody knows where they’re going. Lale……続きを見る

Mark Twainin Huckleberry Finnin seikkailut on klassinen Amerikkalainen romaani, joka seuraa nuoren Huckin seikkailuja Mississippin jokea pitkin. Kirja on kirjoitettu ensimmäisessä persoonassa, mikä ……続きを見る

Maiju Lassilan teos 'Mestari Nyke' on realistinen romaani, joka kuvaa suomalaista maaseutuelämää ja työläisten olosuhteita 1900-luvun alussa. Kirja on kirjoitettu sujuvalla ja eläväisellä kielellä, ……続きを見る

L'Histoire de Kentucke, Nouvelle Colonie, représente une exploration fascinante des thèmes de la frontière américaine, de l'expansion vers l'ouest et de la confrontation entre cultures indigènes et ……続きを見る

La syphilis, écrit par l'auteur Émile Roux, explore de manière approfondie l'histoire, les caractéristiques cliniques, et les traitements de cette maladie infectieuse. Ce livre est un chef-d'Suvre d……続きを見る

This is the first sustained study of the formal particularities of works by Bruce Pascoe, Kim Scott, Tara June Winch, and Alexis Wright. Drawing on a rich theoretical framework that includes approac……続きを見る

This book sets out to navigate questions of the future of Australian poetry. Deliberately designed as a dialogue between poets, each of the four clusters presented hereー“Indigeneities”; “Political ……続きを見る

Joan Lindsay's classic novel Picnic at Hanging Rock is a subtle blend of mysterious and sinister events set in a period of Australian social life drawn with loving nostalgia. The final chapter of th……続きを見る

One of the giants of Australian literature and the only Australian writer to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, Patrick White received less acclaim when he turned his hand to playwriting.In Pa……続きを見る

I have a vision for Australia and it’s a new story, about a new chapter for our great nation but its more than a dream, it foretells our destiny. ‘The Rise of the Great Southern Land” is my second b……続きを見る

Vandiemenin maa on kokoelma, joka tuo esiin rikkaan kirjon kirjallisia tyylejä ja teemoja, kuvastaen samalla laajempaa kirjallista kontekstia. Kokoelman monimuotoisuus ja merkittävyys ilmenevät läpi……続きを見る

Navigating CHamoru Poetry focuses on Indigenous CHamoru (Chamorro) poetry from the Pacific Island of Guåhan (Guam). Poet and scholar Craig Santos Perez brings critical attention to a diverse and int……続きを見る

Phineas Finn Anthony Trollope - Phineas Finn is a novel by Anthony Trollope and the name of its leading character. The novel was first published as a monthly serial from October 1867 to May 1868 in ……続きを見る

This volume completes John Kinsella’s trilogy of critical activist poetics, begun two decades ago. It challenges familiar topoi and normatives of poetic activity as it pertains to environmental, hum……続きを見る

This international collection of eleven original essays on Australian Aboriginal literature provides a comprehensive critical companion that contextualizes the Aboriginal canon for scholars, researc……続きを見る

New essays on the acclaimed Australian Indigenous author's entire body of work, including his novels, short stories, poetry, and his work with Indigenous language and health. Since the mid-1980s the……続きを見る