The Indigenous Literature of Australia: Milli Milli Wangka by Mudrooroo

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. A review copy.

Here is a wide-ranging survey of the literature, both oral and written, of the Indigenous People of Australia.

As both a leading authority on Aboriginal writing and as an Aboriginal writer himself, Mudrooroo is in a unique position both to tell the history of Indigenous literature, and also to comment on the key writers and texts.

Contents:

1. The songlines
2. Indigenous literature in English
3. Indigenous and mainstream literature
4. The struggle for recognition: Oodgeroo of the Tribe Noonuccal
5. The poetry of Lionel Fogarty
6. Maban reality and the indigenous novel
7. Reconciling our songs
8. Framing our indigenality
9. Talking and writing our indigenality
10. Our world a stage
11. Our collective indigenality: Kevin Gilbert, 1933-1993
12. Tiddas' writing
13. Reconciling our place

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.