Australian Legendary Tales

Name: Australian Legendary Tales
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ISBN: 9781907256417

ISBN-10: 1907256415

ISBN-13: 9781907256417

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Katie Langloh Parker

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This first book by K. Langloh Parker is still one of the best available collections of Australian Aboriginal folklore. It was written for a popular audience, but the stories are retold with integrity, and not filtered, as was the case with similar books from this period. That said, the style of this book reflects Victorian sentimentality and, an occasional tinge of racism that may not sit well with some modern readers. Katie Langloh Parker 1856-1940] lived in the Australian outback most of her life, close to the Eulayhi people. The texts, with their sentient animals and mythic transformations, have a somnambulistic and chaotic narrative that mark them as authentic dreamtime lore. The mere…

Book details

List price: $7.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Abela Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 202
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.506

An Australian-born actress and writer, Johanna Lambert has been deeply involved in Aboriginal issues for many years. She studied with the renowned Aboriginal film and stage director Brian Syron and is also the editor of the audio edition of Wise Women of the Dreamtime.