Too Far Everywhere: The Romantic Heroine in Nineteenth-century AustraliaThe deliberate exclusion of women's romances resulted in the development of an Australian culture based on a masculine bush ethos. In recovering previously neglected women's texts, Giles argues for a more inclusive and heterogeneous view. |
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... English , and advised by George Evelyn to " forget your country " ( 1 : 382 ) Maida suffers under a startlingly comprehensive form of banishment . Since she is not associated with any history other than the English , and is denied entry ...
... English , and advised by George Evelyn to " forget your country " ( 1 : 382 ) Maida suffers under a startlingly comprehensive form of banishment . Since she is not associated with any history other than the English , and is denied entry ...
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... English worker to look to " those fair lands [ for ] new work , new homes , new happiness " 21 Addressing his advice particularly to the English prostitute , he con- cluded , " for the sufferings of labour , for the immorality of the ...
... English worker to look to " those fair lands [ for ] new work , new homes , new happiness " 21 Addressing his advice particularly to the English prostitute , he con- cluded , " for the sufferings of labour , for the immorality of the ...
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... English feminine character : in having to confront a choice between lovers which par- allels a cultural choice , she is also presented as a representation of Australia itself as emergent and separate , and thus in a sense also ...
... English feminine character : in having to confront a choice between lovers which par- allels a cultural choice , she is also presented as a representation of Australia itself as emergent and separate , and thus in a sense also ...
Contents
Recovering the heroine | 1 |
Colonial Migration | 9 |
Making a New Space | 23 |
Copyright | |
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