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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Page 83
... represent a fault of character which she can only overcome by offer- ing her full support to Patty's choice once it ... represented , by preference in love . None of the sisters ' decisions in love leads to a major conflict of interests ...
... represent a fault of character which she can only overcome by offer- ing her full support to Patty's choice once it ... represented , by preference in love . None of the sisters ' decisions in love leads to a major conflict of interests ...
Page 132
... represent Anglo - European values in contrast to their nationalist male partners . It follows , then , that Portia represents a feminine figure of nationality only through renunciation of both England and her personal desire . The ...
... represent Anglo - European values in contrast to their nationalist male partners . It follows , then , that Portia represents a feminine figure of nationality only through renunciation of both England and her personal desire . The ...
Page 166
... represented most often in the attempts at expressions of love between Australian heroines and English , Irish or ... represent the political dif- ference between Bridget and Colin , as well as a difference in the emphasis they place ...
... represented most often in the attempts at expressions of love between Australian heroines and English , Irish or ... represent the political dif- ference between Bridget and Colin , as well as a difference in the emphasis they place ...
Contents
Recovering the heroine | 1 |
Colonial Migration | 9 |
Making a New Space | 23 |
Copyright | |
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