Big-Noting: The Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing

by Robin Gerster

An engagingly readable, entertaining yet scholarly survey of the Australian war mythology. An adventurous, but meticulous study . . . this is a book that bayonets a too-long-held myth. - Judges' Report, 1988 Age Book of the Year . . . the most incisive, comprehensive and controversial account so far to appear of Australian literature of war . . . carries out a neglected task of literary and cultural history. - Peter Pierce Age . . . a brave argument...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522845010
• ISBN13: 9780522845013
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
• Length: 304 Pages