Melbourne street life : the itinerary of our days / Andrew J. May.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

May, Andrew J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Streets--Social aspects--Australia--Melbourne (Vic.).

Streets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 341 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

North Melbourne, Vic : Australian Scholarly, [2017]

Summary:

Ugo Catani's A Summer Shower in Collins Street, 1889, sets the scene for Andrew May's invitation to walk the streets of Melbourne, imagine the everyday past, and see the urban landscape with new eyes. For the author, as for artists like Catani and Tom Roberts, the street frames the ever-changing throng of the wealthy and down-and-out, the passers-by, shoppers, idlers, hawkers, cabbies, entertainers, beggars, larrikins, prostitutes, custodians and law-breakers. It is the stage of ritual, procession and protest and the site of proud architecture, fine trees and public utilities. And it also has its hazards, of traffic, animals, assault, falling buildings, fire. Original and vital in subject and tone, this award-winning book is a rich commentary on the growth and transformation of a great Australian city.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-922454-58-3