Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature

Author(s): Nicholas Jose

New Reference

Some of the best, most significant writing produced in Australia over more than two centuries is gathered in this landmark anthology. Covering all genres - from fiction, poetry and drama to diaries, letters, essays and speeches - the anthology maps the development of one of the great literatures in English in all its energy and variety. This rich, informative and entertaining collection charts the formation of an Australian voice that draws inventively on Indigenous words, migrant speech and slang, with a cheeky, subversive humour always to the fore. For the first time, Aboriginal writings are interleaved with other English-language writings throughout - from Bennelong's 1796 letter to the contemporary flowering of Indigenous fiction and poetry - setting up an exchange that reveals Australian history in stark new ways. From vivid settler accounts to haunting gothic tales, from raw protest to feisty urban satire and playful literary experiment, from passionate love poetry to moving memoir, the Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature reflects the creative eloquence of a society.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781741754407
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : 1.725
  • : August 2009
  • : 241mm X 162mm
  • : Australia
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Nicholas Jose
  • : Hardback
  • : 1
  • : 820.8
  • : 1504