Maoriland : New Zealand literature, 1872-1914 / Jane Stafford and Mark Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stafford, Jane, 1951-

Contributor:

Williams, Mark, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Zealand literature--19th century--History and criticism.

New Zealand literature.

New Zealand literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

350 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Wellington : Victoria University Press, 2006.

Summary:

This critical examination of Maoriland literature argues against the former glib dismissals of the period and focuses instead on the era' s importance in the birth of a distinct New Zealand style of writing. By connecting the literature and other cultural forms of Maoriland to the larger realms of empire and contemporary criticism, this study explores the roots of the country' s modern feminism, progressive social legislation, and bicultural relations.

Contents:

Introduction: Colonialism and Embarrassment 10

1 The Encyclopedic Fantasy of Alfred Domett 23

2 The Bright Unstoried Waters: Jessie Mackay 57

3 Henry Lawson's Aesthetic Crisis 85

4 Smoothing the Pillow of a Dying Race: A. A. Grace 110

5 Katherine Mansfield: A Modernist in Maoriland 142

6 Edith Searle Grossmann: Feminising the Bush 171

7 Blanche Baughan's Spiritual Nationalism 201

8 Gentlemen in the Bush: William Satchell 226

9 The Maori Writer in Maoriland 256

Conclusion: The Ends of Maoriland 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-340) and index.

ISBN:

9780864735225

0864735227

OCLC:

73640521

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