Re-imagining the convicts : history, myth and nation in contemporary Australian fictions of early convictism

This thesis examines the way in which a number of contemporary Australian novels use the contested figure of the early convict to reflect on, and participate in, the recent heated debates over Australian history and culture. It argues that while these novels represent an attempt to challenge the tra...

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Main Author: Staniforth, Martin John
Other Authors: Murray, Stuart
Published: University of Leeds 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.668755