{"product_id":"australian-literature-an-anthology-of-writing-from-the-land-down-under-paperback","title":"Australian Literature: An Anthology of Writing from the Land Down Under - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhyllis Fahrie Edelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning more than a century, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e crystallizes a spirit, style, and ethos found nowhere else in world literature. These captivating selections in Australian Literature come from major voices, both famous and lesser known, and encompass short stories, memoirs, novels and aboriginal writings. Resonant or wryly witty, charming or disturbing, they explore themes deeply rooted in the Australian experience--shaping the land, the legacies of the convict past, the displacement of the aborigine, the search for a national identity, sex, love, and commitment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding these stories: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Drover's Wife\" by Henry Lawson\u003cbr\u003e \"The Chosen Vessel\" by Barbara Baynton\u003cbr\u003e \"The Loaded Dog\" by Henry Lawson\u003cbr\u003e From \u003ci\u003eThe Tree of Man\u003c\/i\u003e by Patrick White\u003cbr\u003e \"The Night We Watched for Wallabies\" by Steele Rudd\u003cbr\u003e \"A Gentleman's Agreement\" by Elizabeth Jolley\u003cbr\u003e \"Northern Belle\" by Thea Astley\u003cbr\u003e \"The Cooboo\" by Katharine Susannah Prichard\u003cbr\u003e From \u003ci\u003eDr. Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World\u003c\/i\u003e by Colin Johnson\u003cbr\u003e \"Going Home\" by Archie Weller\u003cbr\u003e From \u003ci\u003eWanamurraganya: The Story of Jack McPhee\u003c\/i\u003e by Sally Morgan\u003cbr\u003e \"Breaking a Man's Spirit\" by Marcus Clarke\u003cbr\u003e \"Absalom Day's Promotion\" by Price Warung\u003cbr\u003e \"The First Days\" by A. B. Facey\u003cbr\u003e \"In the Trenches\" by A. B. Facey\u003cbr\u003e From \u003ci\u003eThe Merry-Go-Round in the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Randolph Stow\u003cbr\u003e \"The Kyogle Line\" by David Malouf\u003cbr\u003e \"American Dreams\" by Peter Carey\u003cbr\u003e \"Willy-wagtails by Moonlight\" by Patrick White\u003cbr\u003e \"A Good Marriage\" by Olga Masters\u003cbr\u003e \"Civilization and Its Discontents\" by Helen Garner\u003cbr\u003e \"The Train Will Shortly Arrive\" by Frank Moorhouse\u003cbr\u003e \"Two Hanged Women\" by Henry Handel Richardson\u003cbr\u003e \"Brown Seaweed and Old Fish Nets\" by Christina Stead\u003cbr\u003e \"The Woman at the Window\" by Marian Eldridge\u003cbr\u003e \"A Woman with Black Hair\" by Beverley Farmer\u003cbr\u003e \"Blood and Water\" by Tim Winton\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning more than a century, Australian Literature crystallizes a spirit, style, and ethos found nowhere else in world literature. These captivating selections in Australian Literature come from major voices, both famous and lesser known, and encompass short stories, memoirs, novels and aboriginal writings. Resonant or wryly witty, charming or disturbing, they explore themes deeply rooted in the Australian experience - shaping the land, the legacies of the convict past, the displacement of the aborigine, the search for a national identity, sex, love, and commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhyllis Fahrie Edelson\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor and chair of the department of English and Communications at Pace University. She was a founding member of the American Association for Australian Literary Studies and book review editor of \u003ci\u003eAntipodes\u003c\/i\u003e, the first American journal of Australian Studies. After retiring from Pace, Edelson worked as a docent at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. She passed away in July 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.64 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42136445943888,"sku":"9780345368003","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/UnpZVlBBMks3MlJBcVZWM2hUSmljQT09.webp?v=1773906676","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/australian-literature-an-anthology-of-writing-from-the-land-down-under-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}