The History of Australian Literature by H. M. Green, Set of Two
Author: H. M. Green
Publisher: Angus and Robertson LTD, Melbourne, 1962
Hardcover
Page Count: Volume 1: 842, Volume 2: 627
Sometimes a civilization needs a brilliant mind to help organize its own history, and in the course of that to illuminate forgotten corners of the past as a prologue to the present. Samuel Johnson’s dictionary had this monumental impact, and Green did the same for Australian literature. He put the widest possible interpretation on ’Literature’, including newspapers and pamphlets as well as a wide variety of formally printed books. He organized the material by genre, yes, but also by social context, like the contentious origins of the nation. Even a reader with a good knowledge of Australia will find dozens or hundreds of unfamiliar names and works and effects. This work is still widely read and consulted today. One might say that Mr. Green composed an evergreen!
Condition: Fair to Good. The Fair element is because it is Ex-libris with all the standard elements that accompany that. But the dustjackets, covers, and pages are all in good condition.
Author: H. M. Green
Publisher: Angus and Robertson LTD, Melbourne, 1962
Hardcover
Page Count: Volume 1: 842, Volume 2: 627
Sometimes a civilization needs a brilliant mind to help organize its own history, and in the course of that to illuminate forgotten corners of the past as a prologue to the present. Samuel Johnson’s dictionary had this monumental impact, and Green did the same for Australian literature. He put the widest possible interpretation on ’Literature’, including newspapers and pamphlets as well as a wide variety of formally printed books. He organized the material by genre, yes, but also by social context, like the contentious origins of the nation. Even a reader with a good knowledge of Australia will find dozens or hundreds of unfamiliar names and works and effects. This work is still widely read and consulted today. One might say that Mr. Green composed an evergreen!
Condition: Fair to Good. The Fair element is because it is Ex-libris with all the standard elements that accompany that. But the dustjackets, covers, and pages are all in good condition.
Author: H. M. Green
Publisher: Angus and Robertson LTD, Melbourne, 1962
Hardcover
Page Count: Volume 1: 842, Volume 2: 627
Sometimes a civilization needs a brilliant mind to help organize its own history, and in the course of that to illuminate forgotten corners of the past as a prologue to the present. Samuel Johnson’s dictionary had this monumental impact, and Green did the same for Australian literature. He put the widest possible interpretation on ’Literature’, including newspapers and pamphlets as well as a wide variety of formally printed books. He organized the material by genre, yes, but also by social context, like the contentious origins of the nation. Even a reader with a good knowledge of Australia will find dozens or hundreds of unfamiliar names and works and effects. This work is still widely read and consulted today. One might say that Mr. Green composed an evergreen!
Condition: Fair to Good. The Fair element is because it is Ex-libris with all the standard elements that accompany that. But the dustjackets, covers, and pages are all in good condition.