Old Bush Songs: And Rhymes Of Colonial Times
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Long before the age of recorded music, the Australian bush rang with the voices of stockmen, shearers, and swagmen — their stories, struggles, and sardonic humour immortalised in verse and song. Old Bush Songs: And Rhymes of Colonial Times is a landmark anthology that chronicles the rich oral and literary tradition of colonial Australia, drawing from the celebrated collection originally assembled by A. B. Banjo Paterson and substantially enlarged and revised by editors Douglas Stewart and Nancy Keesing. The collection presents an irreplaceable archive of balladry, work songs, and comic rhymes that capture the spirit of a rough-hewn society carving its identity from the unforgiving Australian landscape. Part of the prestigious Australian Classics series published by Angus & Robertson, this anthology holds a vital place in the canon of Australian cultural heritage. Stewart and Keesing bring scholarly rigour and a deep affection for the material, illuminating how these vernacular verses shaped a distinctly Australian identity — defiant, larrikin, and fiercely independent. For readers curious about the roots of Australian literature and national character, this collection remains an essential and endlessly rewarding document of a world that has passed but never truly disappeared.
Author: Douglas Stewart & Nancy Keesing
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Long before the age of recorded music, the Australian bush rang with the voices of stockmen, shearers, and swagmen — their stories, struggles, and sardonic humour immortalised in verse and song. Old Bush Songs: And Rhymes of Colonial Times is a landmark anthology that chronicles the rich oral and literary tradition of colonial Australia, drawing from the celebrated collection originally assembled by A. B. Banjo Paterson and substantially enlarged and revised by editors Douglas Stewart and Nancy Keesing. The collection presents an irreplaceable archive of balladry, work songs, and comic rhymes that capture the spirit of a rough-hewn society carving its identity from the unforgiving Australian landscape. Part of the prestigious Australian Classics series published by Angus & Robertson, this anthology holds a vital place in the canon of Australian cultural heritage. Stewart and Keesing bring scholarly rigour and a deep affection for the material, illuminating how these vernacular verses shaped a distinctly Australian identity — defiant, larrikin, and fiercely independent. For readers curious about the roots of Australian literature and national character, this collection remains an essential and endlessly rewarding document of a world that has passed but never truly disappeared.