The Honey-ant men's love song and other aboriginal song poems / edited by R.M.W. Dixon and Martin Du...
The Honey-ant men's love song and other aboriginal song poems / edited by R.M.W. Dixon and Martin Du...
The Honey-ant men's love song and other aboriginal song poems / edited by R.M.W. Dixon and Martin Duwell.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Queensland : University of Queensland Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by International Specialized Book Services, 1990.
Date
1990.
Call Numbers
899.15/1 , N899.15/1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
- English
- Australian languages
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 147 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Queensland : University of Queensland Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by International Specialized Book Services, 1990.
Place of Publication
Queensland
Date Published
1990.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Traditional songs from Alyawarre/Warlpiri, Dyirbal, Burarra (Gidjingali dialect) and Wangkangurru; concerns secular themes and mythological, such as honey-ant, cockatoo, crow, eel, brolga, sugar glider, morning star, carpet snakes.
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Honey-ant men's love song and other aboriginal song poems / edited by R.M.W. Dixon and Martin Duwell.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
UQP poetry.
UQP paperbacks.
"Creative writing program assisted by the Literature Board of the Australia Council"--T.p. verso.
Translated from Dyirbal, Warlpiri, Burarra and Wangkangurru.
Original text and English text on facing pages.
Language note
Parallel text in English and the Australian Aboriginal languages of the songs and poems.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
899.15/1 , N899.15/1
Record Identifier
74Vv8vvVR0ed
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv8vvVR0ed
Other Identifiers
ISBN
070222278X
DDC
899.15
MMS ID
991014137789702626
