Zone of the marvellous : in search of the Antipodes / Martin Edmond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edmond, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--History and criticism.

Literature.

Oceania--In literature.

Oceania.

Australasia--In literature.

Australasia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Imaginative and cerebral, this volume recounts the fantastic history of the antipodes?namely Australia and New Zealand?from the Western perspective over the course of the past five millennia. Tracing the fiction underlying the fact in the tales of, among others, Marco Polo, John Mandeville, and Thomas More, this remarkable compilation explores the imagination of travelers, writers, map-makers, charlatans, and rogues who dreamed of other worlds. Delving into the Australian character and the New Zealand psyche, this account also conveys an insigh

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; I. Ancient Voices; II. Mount Purgatory; III. Jewelled Sands; IV. Utopian Projections; V. Isles of Disappointment; VI. Lost Tribes; VII. Ulimaroa, Yonaguni & Other Enigmas; VIII. After Erewhon; Notes on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-86940-653-2

1-77558-698-7

OCLC:

865330692