Islands, Identity and the Literary Imagination

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Elizabeth McMahon

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Anthem Studies in Australian Literature and Culture

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Australia is the planet's sole island continent. This book argues that the uniqueness of this geography has shaped Australian history and culture, including its literature. Further, it shows how the fluctuating definition of the island continent throws new light on the relationship between islands and continents in the mapping of modernity. The book links the historical and geographical conditions of islands with their potent role in the imaginary of European colonisation. It prises apart the tangled web of geography, fantasy, desire and writing that has framed the Western understanding of islands: their real and material conditions and their symbolic resonance from antiquity into globalised modernity. The book also traces how this spatial imaginary has shaped the modern 'man' who is imagined as being the island's natural inhabitant or mirror. Importantly, the book challenges these habits of thought by their relocation within larger topological and imaginary visions from islanders themselves.

Author Biography:

Elizabeth McMahon is Associate Professor in the School of the Arts and Media at the University of New South Wales.

Release date NZ

September 30th, 2019

Author

Elizabeth McMahon

Series

Anthem Studies in Australian Literature and Culture

Pages

312

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Dimensions

153x229x26

ISBN-13

9781785271892

Product ID

31136984

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