The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore

The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore

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Author: Gwenda Beed Davey

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 398


Folklore offers invaluable insights into a country's character, and Australia's sense of nationality owes much to the slang, stories, artefacts and games handed down by its people since the earliest times. This comprehensive guide to Australian folklore includes full-length articles on the construction and interpretation of a folk heritage. There are also entries on such topics as the Australia Legend, Koori languages, ANZAC Day, country music, Greek shadow puppetry, patchwork quilts, and gum leaf playing, and myths and heroes like Ned Kelly, Henry Lawson, Percy Grainger, "The Wild Colonial Boy", and "The Dog on the Tucker Box".



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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Gwenda Beed Davey

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 398


Folklore offers invaluable insights into a country's character, and Australia's sense of nationality owes much to the slang, stories, artefacts and games handed down by its people since the earliest times. This comprehensive guide to Australian folklore includes full-length articles on the construction and interpretation of a folk heritage. There are also entries on such topics as the Australia Legend, Koori languages, ANZAC Day, country music, Greek shadow puppetry, patchwork quilts, and gum leaf playing, and myths and heroes like Ned Kelly, Henry Lawson, Percy Grainger, "The Wild Colonial Boy", and "The Dog on the Tucker Box".