Novel politics : studies in Australian political fiction. / John Uhr and Shaun Crowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Uhr, John, author.

Crowe, Shaun, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political fiction, Australian.

Politics in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Melbourne, Australia : Melbourne University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Novel Politics takes the relationship between literature and politics seriously, analysing the work of six writers, each the author of a classic text about Australian society. These authors bridge the history of local writing, from pre-Federation colonial Australia (Catherine Spence, Rosa Praed and Catherine Martin) to the contemporary moment (Tim Winton, Christos Tsiolkas and Kim Scott). Novel Politics unpicks the many political threads woven into these books, as they document the social world as it exists, while suggesting new possibilities for the nation's future. As political commentators of a particular kind, all six authors offer unique insights into the deeper roots of politics in Australia, beyond the theatre of parliament and out into the wider social world, as imagined by its dreamers and criticised by its most incisive discontents.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Politics and the Study of LiteraturePart OneChapter 1 Catherine Spence's Clara Morison Chapter 2 Rosa Praed's Policy and Passion Chapter 3 Catherine Martin's An Australian Girl Part TwoChapter 4 Tim Winton's Dirt Music Chapter 5 Christos Tsiolkas's The Slap Chapter 6 Kim Scott's That Deadman Dance and Taboo Conclusion: Literature and the Study of Politics

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Preface

Introduction: Politics and the Study of Literature

Part One

Chapter 1. Catherine Spence's Clara Morison

Chapter 2. Rosa Praed's Policy and Passion

Chapter 3. Catherine Martin's An Australian Girl

Part Two

Chapter 4. Tim Winton's Dirt Music

Chapter 5. Christos Tsiolkas's The Slap

Chapter 6. Kim Scott's That Deadman Dance and Taboo

Conclusion: Literature and the Study of Politics.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780522875980

052287598X