Islands, identity and the literary imagination / Elizabeth McMahon.
Islands, identity and the literary imagination / Elizabeth McMahon.
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London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2016.
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G 2016/3966
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English
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Physical content
x, 300 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Section 1. Islands Real and Imaginary; Introduction; Chapter One. What's in a Metaphor: 'No Man is an Island'; Section 2. Islands: Making the Planet, World, Globe; Chapter Two: The First and Last Of New Worlds: The Caribbean and Australia; Chapter Three: Insular and Continental Interiors: The Shifti...
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London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"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 the fluctuating definition of the island continent throws new light on the relationship between islands and continents in the mapping of modernity. The bo...
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Islands, identity and the literary imagination / Elizabeth McMahon.
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Anthem studies in Australian literature and culture
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/3966
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74VKVq0BXzbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq0BXzbg
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ISBN
1783085347 hardback
9781783085347 hardback
DDC
820.9994
MMS ID
991024010739802626
