The Resource Islands, identity and the literary imagination, Elizabeth McMahon
Islands, identity and the literary imagination, Elizabeth McMahon
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The item Islands, identity and the literary imagination, Elizabeth McMahon represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Islands, identity and the literary imagination, Elizabeth McMahon represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- 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 shifting understandings of the island continent shed new light on the relationship between islands and continents in the mapping of modernity
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 300 pages)
- Contents
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- Front Matter; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chapters; Section 1: Islands Real and Imaginary; Introduction ; Chapter 1: What's in a Metaphor: 'No Man Is an Island'; Section 2: Islands: Making the Planet, World, Globe; Chapter 2: The First and Last of New Worlds: The Caribbean and Australia; Chapter 3: Insular and Continental Interiors: The Shifting Map of Literary Universalism after the War; Section 3: Dreams and Nightmares; Chapter 4: Accidents of Empire: Shipwrecks and Castaways
- Chapter 5: The Best and Worst of Times: Utopias, Dystopias, ArchipelagosBack Matter; Appendix: Colonial Ties between the West Indies and Australia; Notes ; Works Cited ; Index
- Isbn
- 9781783085354
- Label
- Islands, identity and the literary imagination
- Title
- Islands, identity and the literary imagination
- Statement of responsibility
- Elizabeth McMahon
- Subject
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- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Geography in literature
- Geography in literature
- Islands in literature
- Islands in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Australian & Oceanian
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- National characteristics, Australian, in literature
- National characteristics, Australian, in literature
- Place (Philosophy) in literature
- Place (Philosophy) in literature
- Australian literature
- Australian literature -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 shifting understandings of the island continent shed new light on the relationship between islands and continents in the mapping of modernity
- Cataloging source
- IDEBK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McMahon, Elizabeth
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Anthem studies in Australian literature and culture
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Australian literature
- Islands in literature
- Geography in literature
- Place (Philosophy) in literature
- National characteristics, Australian, in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Australian literature
- Geography in literature
- Islands in literature
- National characteristics, Australian, in literature
- Place (Philosophy) in literature
- Label
- Islands, identity and the literary imagination, Elizabeth McMahon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-288) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Front Matter; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chapters; Section 1: Islands Real and Imaginary; Introduction ; Chapter 1: What's in a Metaphor: 'No Man Is an Island'; Section 2: Islands: Making the Planet, World, Globe; Chapter 2: The First and Last of New Worlds: The Caribbean and Australia; Chapter 3: Insular and Continental Interiors: The Shifting Map of Literary Universalism after the War; Section 3: Dreams and Nightmares; Chapter 4: Accidents of Empire: Shipwrecks and Castaways
- Chapter 5: The Best and Worst of Times: Utopias, Dystopias, ArchipelagosBack Matter; Appendix: Colonial Ties between the West Indies and Australia; Notes ; Works Cited ; Index
- Control code
- ocn958455259
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 300 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781783085354
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 953566
- 22573/ctt1fmd1nb
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)958455259
- Label
- Islands, identity and the literary imagination, Elizabeth McMahon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-288) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Front Matter; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chapters; Section 1: Islands Real and Imaginary; Introduction ; Chapter 1: What's in a Metaphor: 'No Man Is an Island'; Section 2: Islands: Making the Planet, World, Globe; Chapter 2: The First and Last of New Worlds: The Caribbean and Australia; Chapter 3: Insular and Continental Interiors: The Shifting Map of Literary Universalism after the War; Section 3: Dreams and Nightmares; Chapter 4: Accidents of Empire: Shipwrecks and Castaways
- Chapter 5: The Best and Worst of Times: Utopias, Dystopias, ArchipelagosBack Matter; Appendix: Colonial Ties between the West Indies and Australia; Notes ; Works Cited ; Index
- Control code
- ocn958455259
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 300 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781783085354
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 953566
- 22573/ctt1fmd1nb
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)958455259
Subject
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Geography in literature
- Geography in literature
- Islands in literature
- Islands in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Australian & Oceanian
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- National characteristics, Australian, in literature
- National characteristics, Australian, in literature
- Place (Philosophy) in literature
- Place (Philosophy) in literature
- Australian literature
- Australian literature -- History and criticism
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