The Cambridge History of Australian Literature
- ISBN-10
- 052188165X
- ISBN-13
- 9780521881654
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 612
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-17
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Peter Pierce
Description
Draws on scholarship from leading figures in the field and spans Australian literary history from colonial origins, indigenous and migrant literatures, as well as representations of Asia and the Pacific and the role of literary culture in modern Australian society.
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