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Islands, identity and the literary imagination /

Australia is the planet's sole island continent. This book argues that the uniqueness of this geography has shaped Australian history and culture, including its literature. Further, it shows how shifting understandings of the island continent shed new light on the relationship between islands a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McMahon, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, UK : Anthem Press, 2016.
Series:Anthem studies in Australian literature and culture.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chapters; Section 1: Islands Real and Imaginary; Introduction ; Chapter 1: What's in a Metaphor: 'No Man Is an Island'; Section 2: Islands: Making the Planet, World, Globe; Chapter 2: The First and Last of New Worlds: The Caribbean and Australia; Chapter 3: Insular and Continental Interiors: The Shifting Map of Literary Universalism after the War; Section 3: Dreams and Nightmares; Chapter 4: Accidents of Empire: Shipwrecks and Castaways.
  • Chapter 5: The Best and Worst of Times: Utopias, Dystopias, ArchipelagosBack Matter; Appendix: Colonial Ties between the West Indies and Australia; Notes ; Works Cited ; Index.