From deserts the prophets come : the creative spirit in Australia 1788-1972 / Geoffrey Serle.
From deserts the prophets come : the creative spirit in Australia 1788-1972 / Geoffrey Serle.
From deserts the prophets come : the creative spirit in Australia 1788-1972 / Geoffrey Serle.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Melbourne, Vic. : Heinemann, 1973.
Date
1973.
Call Numbers
DH/1371 , 709.901/1A1 , N700.994/2 , E700.994/SER
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 274 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Foundations pre-1850 -- 2. Transplantation -- 3. Later colonial c.1850-1885 -- 4. The growth of culture in colonies -- 5. National inspiration c. 1885- -- 6. Delayed development c. 1900-1930 -- 7. LIterature and the national problem -- 8. A coming-of-age c. 1935-195...
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Publisher
Melbourne, Vic. : Heinemann, 1973.
Date Published
1973.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
From Deserts the Prophets Come is a short history of literature, art, music, theatre, architecture, science and learning in Australia. It aims at providing an historical context for the growth of the arts, at bridging the gap between general historians and historians of the arts, and at providing historical perspective for the general reader intere...
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Full title
From deserts the prophets come : the creative spirit in Australia 1788-1972 / Geoffrey Serle.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Index.
Bibliography: p. 237-260.
Includes index.
Mitchell Library copy at DH/1371: Part of the Donald Horne Collection, East Bank, Shelf 21.
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DH/1371 , 709.901/1A1 , N700.994/2 , E700.994/SER
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74Vvma8MoQjO
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ISBN
0855610298
9780855610296
DDC
700.994
MMS ID
991006543859702626
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