Reviews for Australian Literature: An Anthology of Writing from the Land Down Under

The average rating for Australian Literature: An Anthology of Writing from the Land Down Under based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-10-01 00:00:00 Guy Gill This is a good introduction to the customs, traditional stories and literature of Australia as its material (26 short stories and excerpts of novels) ranges in publication date from 1870 to 1989 so it gives you a good picture of how this literature and its themes evolved over about 100 years. The book is divided thematically in three parts; the first one is about "The Idea of the Bush" and has, in my opinion, some of the best short stories in the book; the second one is called "Images of Australia" and is itself divided into three parts, "The Aboriginal Experience"; "The Convict" and "The Search for a National Identity; finally, the third part is about "Relationships". Each chapter has an introductory essay about the issues explored that, even though short, is very concise and complete. Furthermore there is also included a small glossary of Australian terms, a map of Australia and small biographies about each one of the authors.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-30 00:00:00 Daniel Kenny Australia must be very hot & dry based on the details of many of these stories. I enjoyed this introduction to a wide variety of Australian writers and look forward to reading more by many of them.