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Unique in its field, exhaustive in scope, the Oxford Companion to Australian Literature offers a comprehensive account of Australian writing from European settlement in 1788 to the 1990s. It presents the most important achievements in the fields of fiction, poetry, and drama, and also covers non-fictional prose in journals, diaries, biographies, and autobiographies, and the impact of key historical events on Australian literature. Fully revised and updated, the second edition contains 500 new entries, bringing the total to 3050, reflects the greater influence and volume of women's and multicultural writing, and includes major new articles on crime fiction and the immigrant experience. Written in clear and accessible language, this major reference belongs on the shelf of every library and every lover of world literature.
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Praise for the first edition: "A superb reference work....A joy to read and use."--American Reference Books Annual
"Will be a standard reference work in the field of Australian literature for the next decade at least."--World Literature Today
"This is a useful, interesting, informative, reliable, time-saving, beautiful and, for many, indispensable book. Barry Andrews was one of the most knowledgeable and one of the funniest scholars in Australian literature."--The Age
"Another fine example of an Oxford Companion....It is difficult to surpass the scope and authority of this work. Academic and large public libraries that wish to have some reference tool on Australian literature should begin here."--Library Journal
"A very thorough and up-to-date source, particularly valuable for information on the current literary scene in Australia and indispensable for academic and public libraries."--Choice
William Wilde is Emeritus Professor, and Joy Hooton Associate Professor at the Australian Defense Force Academy's Department of English, Canberra.
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Praise for the first edition: "A superb reference work....A joy to read and use."--American Reference Books Annual
"Will be a standard reference work in the field of Australian literature for the next decade at least."--World Literature Today
"This is a useful, interesting, informative, reliable, time-saving, beautiful and, for many, indispensable book. Barry Andrews was one of the most knowledgeable and one of the funniest scholars in Australian literature."--The Age
"Another fine example of an Oxford Companion....It is difficult to surpass the scope and authority of this work. Academic and large public libraries that wish to have some reference tool on Australian literature should begin here."--Library Journal
"A very thorough and up-to-date source, particularly valuable for information on the current literary scene in Australia and indispensable for academic and public libraries."--Choice
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 019553381X
- ISBN 13 9780195533811
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages848
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