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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... Portia James by Tasma shows the power of a bush childhood to force the heroine's return to Australia from England ... Portia's cultural and personal ambivalence is sus- tained , although her marriage to the Australian father - figure is ...
... Portia James by Tasma shows the power of a bush childhood to force the heroine's return to Australia from England ... Portia's cultural and personal ambivalence is sus- tained , although her marriage to the Australian father - figure is ...
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... Portia James to an unquestioning endorsement of such identificatory divisions suggests that a sense of loss is felt ... Portia's attachment to the Australian landscape is reinforced , and his own " finer sensibilities " are revealed ...
... Portia James to an unquestioning endorsement of such identificatory divisions suggests that a sense of loss is felt ... Portia's attachment to the Australian landscape is reinforced , and his own " finer sensibilities " are revealed ...
Page 136
... Portia James rather than Morrison , or merely Portia , suggests the importance of seeking redemption for sins she has inherited . In her efforts to escape this fate , Portia adopts her mother's maid- en name , Drew , to hide her ...
... Portia James rather than Morrison , or merely Portia , suggests the importance of seeking redemption for sins she has inherited . In her efforts to escape this fate , Portia adopts her mother's maid- en name , Drew , to hide her ...
Contents
Recovering the heroine | 1 |
Colonial Migration | 9 |
Making a New Space | 23 |
Copyright | |
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