The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore

Davey, Gwenda Beed [Editor]; Seal, Graham [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0195530578 / ISBN 13: 9780195530575

Edité par Oxford University Press, 1993

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Publisher's hardback in better than very good condition: firm and square, strong joints. Complete with original dustjacket, not showing any tears or chips. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0195530578
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780195530575
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Myths, Legends & Folklore

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Synopsis

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".