On Finding ‘Australia’
Mirages, Mythic Images, Historical Circumstances
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8891791 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Frost (0000-0003-4636-7687, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Publication date | 1986-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9697 • E-ISSN: 1837-6479 |
| Publisher | Australian Literary Studies (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.20314/als.fb24fa8d2c |
| OpenAlex | W2509601112 |
| Language | EN |
Considers critical explorations of the Australian identity by Richard White, Ross Gibson, Robert Dixon and G.A. Wilkes as the 'second generation of the consideration of Australian ideas', examining how they extend and problematise the nationalism of the first generation. Argues that further analysis is needed to connect 'images present in the popular imagination and in literature and art with precise investigation of historical and social circumstances
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Identity (music · Literature · Media studies · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · White (mutation · Australian History and Society · History · Law
| Highly cited | No |
|---|