Bunyips: Australia's Folklore of FearRobert Holden enters the bunyips lair to reveal the fascinating literature, folklore and superstitions that have immortalised Australia's most enigmatic creature. Bunyips includes extracts from Australian stories about bunyips, featuring work by Edel Wignell, Rosa Campbell Praed, Catherine Stow, Dal Stivens and others. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
BLACK WORDS ON A WHITE PAGE | 11 |
STRANGE ENCOUNTERS IN THE SOUTH SEAS | 25 |
THE WILD MAN FROM BOTANY | 39 |
BUNYIPS IN THE BILLABONGS | 53 |
YAHOOS YOWIES AND BANKSIA | 79 |
MONSTER SKELETONS | 85 |
ANTHROPOLIGISTS MEET THE BUNYIP | 109 |
ENTERTAINING FEARS | 125 |
AUSTRALIAN THEMES FOR AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE | 143 |
THE HAUNTED WORLD OF THE AUSTRALIAN NURSERY | 159 |
PICTURE THE BUNYIP | 175 |
THE ABORIGINAL VOICE SUSTAINS ITS FOLKLORE OF FEAR | 199 |
ENDNOTES | 207 |
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