Patrick White Within the Western Literary Tradition

By John Beston

Patrick White within the Western Literary Tradition is a collection of essays demonstrating the strong influence of European, British, and American cultures on White's work. Representing the author's interest spanning over thirty-five years, the essays expose White's evocation of dimensions other than material reality, his preoccupation with epiphanies and mythmaking, and his constant forging of a poetic style. The book also contains a series of analytical studies of the themes and characters in White's major novels (The Aunt's Story, The Tree of Man and Voss).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1920899375
• ISBN13: 9781920899370
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Sydney University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher