Colonials, Expatriates, Radicals, Moderns and Postmoderns: Essays in Australian Literature

By Michael Wilding

This collection surveys Australian literary figures, publishing, and magazines, revealing a defining national voice.

The 44 essays and other pieces collected in this book range in subject from Adam Lindsay Gordon to Peter Corris, and include Eleanor Dark, Hal Porter, Christina Stead, Dal Stivens and A. B. Facey among many other creators of the unique body of literature Australians may claim as their own. They also cover aspects of Australian publishing, such as the significance of literary magazines.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1923068768
• ISBN13: 9781923068766
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
• Length: 310 Pages