The Penguin New Literary History of Australia by Laurence Hergenhan

The Penguin New Literary History of Australia by Laurence Hergenhan

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The Penguin New Literary History of Australia by Laurence Hergenhan

"A NEW LITERARY HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA" IS A MAJOR RE-EVALUATION OF THE LITERATURE OF AUSTRALIA WRITTEN BY LEADING AUTHORITIES IN THEIR FIELD, ALL WRITINGS WITH A DESIRE TO COMMUNICATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE GENERAL AND STUDENT READER. WHILE ITS STRUCTURE IS LOOSELY CHRONOLOGI- CAL IT DIPS INTO SPECIFIC THEMES AND ASPECTS THAT CHARACTERISE THE DEVELOP- MENT OF AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE. THE TITLE EMPHASISES THAT THE BOOK PLACES LITERTURE IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND IS BEING PUBLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN BICENTENNIAL AUTHORITY.
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ISBN 13 9780140075144
ISBN 10 0140075143
Title The Penguin New Literary History of Australia
Author Laurence Hergenhan
Series Australian Literary Studies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1989-04-27
Number of pages 640
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