When Novels Perform History Dramatizing the Past in Australian and Canadian Literature |
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| Author:
| Waese, Rebecca |
| Series title: | Cultural History and Literary Imagination Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-906165-84-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $139.95 |
Book Description:
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How do you bring history alive? This book focuses on contemporary Australian and Canadian literature to explore how writers use drama and theatre to engage readers with historical events. Discussions of award-winning writers such as Richard Flanagan, Daphne Marlatt, Peter Carey, Tomson Highway, Thomas Keneally and Guy Vanderhaeghe are included.
How do you bring history alive? This book focuses on contemporary Australian and Canadian literature to explore how writers use drama and theatre to engage readers with historical events. Discussions of award-winning writers such as Richard Flanagan, Daphne Marlatt, Peter Carey, Tomson Highway, Thomas Keneally and Guy Vanderhaeghe are included.