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The settler's plot : how stories take place in New Zealand / Alex Calder.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Calder, Alex.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New Zealand literature--History and criticism.
- New Zealand literature.
- Geography in literature.
- Place (Philosophy) in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (310 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- A study of the relationship between writing, place, and the history of the Pakeha/European settlement in New Zealand, this book explores the most frequently chosen settings in classic New Zealand literature?the beach, the farm, the bush, and the suburb?and reflects on the plots and storylines that go with them. Through fascinating and unpredictable readings of some of the country's greatest works, writers such as Curnow, Frame, Mansfield, and Sargeson are viewed from new angles, while neglected masterpieces by Guthrie-Smith and Maning are deemed
- Contents:
- part I. Belonging
- part II. Landing
- part III. Settling
- part IV. Looming.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-291) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-77558-661-8
- 1-86940-747-4
- OCLC:
- 863822539
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