Literary Activists: Writer-Intellectuals and Australian Public Life

Literary Activists: Writer-Intellectuals and Australian Public Life
ISBN-10
0702241431
ISBN-13
9780702241437
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
260
Language
English
Published
2009-09-01
Publisher
Univ. of Queensland Press

Description

Uniquely examining the link between Australian writers and social change, this study investigates the motives behind literary figures who strive to become activists and social intellectuals. Exploring this intimate connection, this resource asks what such a bond reveals about Australian literature and the power of the written word. With fresh insight, this guide delves into the activism, careers, and writings of Judith Wright, Patrick White, Oodgeroo of the tribe of Noonuccal, Les Murray, Helen Garner, David Malouf and Tim Winton.

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