A Companion to Australian Literature since 1900 - 9781571134714

A Companion to Australian Literature since 1900Author(s): Nicholas Birns, Rebecca McNeer, Ali Gummilya Baker, Alice Mills, Anita Heiss, Brigid Magner, Brigid Rooney, Carolyn Bliss, Damien Barlow, David McCooey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United States\nImprint: Camden House Inc\nISBN-13: 9781571134714, 978-1571134714\nSynopsis\nA fresh, twenty-first-century look at Australian literature in a broad, inclusive, and multicultural sense.\n\nAustralian literature is one of the world's richest, dealing not only with \""local\"" Australian themes and issues but with those at the forefront of global literary discussion. This book offers a fresh look at Australian literature,taking a broad view of what literature is and viewing it with Australian cultural and societal concerns in mind. Especially relevant is the heightened role of indigenous people and issues following the landmark 1992 Mabo decision on Aboriginal land rights. But attention to other multicultural co.