The Bibliography of Australian Literature: A-E

The Bibliography of Australian Literature: A-E
Author: John Arnold
Publisher: Bibliography of Australian Lit
Total Pages: 824
Release: 2001
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Records details of all seperately published creative literature by Australian writers over the last two centuries. Genres covered are poetry, drama, fiction and children's writing.

The Cambridge History of Australian Literature

The Cambridge History of Australian Literature
Author: Peter Pierce
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 623
Release: 2009-09-17
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 052188165X

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.

Reading by Numbers

Reading by Numbers
Author: Katherine Bode
Publisher: Anthem Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2012
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0857284541

'Reading by Numbers: Recalibrating the Literary Field' is the first book to use digital humanities strategies to integrate the scope and methods of book and publishing history with issues and debates in literary studies. By mining, visualising and modelling data from 'AustLit' - an online bibliography of Australian literature that leads the world in its comprehensiveness and scope - this study revises established conceptions of Australian literary history, presenting new ways of writing about literature and publishing and a new direction for digital humanities research. The case studies in this book offer insight into a wide range of features of the literary field, including trends and cycles in the gender of novelists, the formation of fictional genres and literary canons, and the relationship of Australian literature to other national literatures.

A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945

A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945
Author: Martyn Lyons
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780702232343

Collection of essays and case studies outlining Australian book production and consumption, from the 1880s to the end of World War II. Explores all aspects of print culture including authorship, editing, design and printing, publication, distribution, bookselling, libraries and reading habits. Includes photos, contributor notes, bibliography and index. Two further books in the 'A History of the Book in Australia' project are planned. Lyons is Professor of History at the University of New South Wales. He has previously written (with Lucy Taksa) 'Australian Readers Remember'. Arnold is Deputy Director of the National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University. He has previously co-edited the 'Biography of Australian Literature: A-E'.

Paper Empires

Paper Empires
Author: Craig Munro
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 790
Release: 2010-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1458782689

This new volume in UQP's History of the Book in Australia series explores Australian book production and consumption from 1946 to the present day. In the immediate postwar era, most books were imported into a colonial market dominated by British publishers. Paper Empires traces this fascinating and volatile half-century, using wide-ranging resea...

Australian Children's Books: 1989-2000

Australian Children's Books: 1989-2000
Author: Marcie Muir
Publisher: Miegunyah Press
Total Pages: 732
Release: 2004
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

All Australian children's books published from 1989 to 2000 are listed in this essential reference for those who appreciate the richness of Australian writing for children. Following the same format as volumes 1 and 2 in this series chronicling books published as early as 1774, entries include publishing details, the number of illustrations, and the awards received for each book. This third volume follows the continuing careers of authors such as Mem Fox, Bob Graham, Robin Klein, and Paul Jennings, and traces changes in the popularity of Australian themes and settings to identify publishing trends. Varied cultural aspects of modern-day life are shown, from globalization, commercialism, and the rise of the middle class in Asia to desktop publishing, outcome-based school curricula, and the modern obsession with celebrities all of which are reflected in the type and quantity of books produced by Australian writers and publishers. The wealth of included material will extend researchers' understanding of the range of Australian children's books. "