After I posted my completion of the AWW Bingo Card yesterday a discussion ensued on Lisa's ANZLitLovers blog regarding her comment on the dearth of books written by women "set in the outback". That got me thinking ... and it seemed like a good topic to play with in a Monday Musings. There's a question to resolve … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Women writers on the outback
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Delicious descriptions from Down Under: Willa Cather’s landscape
In my review earlier this week I mentioned that Willa Cather's description of pioneer life in My Ántonia could apply pretty closely to Australia, but I didn't say that her description of the landscape could too. Again, the details are different, but the sense is the same. The expansive blue skies and the preponderance of yellows … Continue reading Delicious descriptions from Down Under: Willa Cather’s landscape
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