Australia Twice Traversed: Volume 1
Australia Twice Traversed: Volume 1

Author: Ernest Giles

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-11-03

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1108039006

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A detailed account of Australian explorer Ernest Powell Giles' five expeditions in South Australia, first published in 1889.

Australia Twice Traversed: Volume 2
Australia Twice Traversed: Volume 2

Author: Ernest Giles

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-11-03

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 1108039014

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A detailed account of Australian explorer Ernest Powell Giles' five expeditions in South Australia, first published in 1889.

The Outback Within
The Outback Within

Author: Mark Byrne

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2016-09-23

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1443816531

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What is it about the Australian outback? For nearly two centuries, narratives of outback journeys have been suffused with the aura of death. Why? It is not just that the desert is big, dry, hot and apparently empty. The outback is Australia’s “mythological crucible,” and journeys there have become rites of passage. It is where settler Australians go to die and perhaps be reborn. This book explores the landscape of this evolving national mythology. It argues that a more conscious engagement with the process of symbolic death and rebirth is needed for Australians to enter into a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationship to the land and its Indigenous people.

By the Book
By the Book

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Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2007-09

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 0702240478

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Queensland? place of barren land and wild politics with subtropical weather, beaches, and natural wonders's the subject of this rich literary history. Chronicling a wide range of literature, from the first days of European settlement to the present day, this collection touches upon thematic topics such as travel stories, writing for children, and indigenous writings. The role of institutions such as schools, public libraries, the press, and publishers, as well as how they have contributed to the shaping of Queensland? literary development, is also included.