Great Australian Stories: Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales by Graham Seal
From pioneer tales to urban myths, folklore expert Graham Seal has gathered some of the best Australian stories from around the country
Tall tales and true, these are the stories we tell ourselves over and over again. Australia has a rich tradition of story telling that reflects our unique history and experience. Great Australian Stories gathers some of the best of our stories from colonial times to the present, with bush yarns, tall stories, urban myths, and tales of the mysterious and downright weird.
This is an Australia of down-to-earth realism, tragedy, and heroism, dry humor, an unexpectedly wide supernatural streak, and a strong sense of place. Stories feature cocky farmers, numbskulls like the drongo, bunyips, famous tricksters like Jacky Bindi-I and the world's greatest whinger, as well as larger than life real characters like the sad Eliza Donnithorne.
With favorite yarns from around the country, Great Australian Stories is the most representative collection available of the stories we tell about ourselves. Graham Seal explains where the stories come from, and why even the outright lies reveal a truth of sorts.
About the Author
Graham Seal AM is Professor of Folklore at Curtin University, and a leading expert on traditional Australian culture. He is the author of many books about Australian history and culture, including the bestselling Great Australian Stories, Great Anzac Stories and Savage Shore. His These Few Lines: The Lost Lives of Myra and William Sykes won the National Biography Award.
Format: Paperback | 274 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.3 x 2.1 | 386g
Publication Date: 01 Dec 2009
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication City/Country: Crows Nest, SYD, Australia
Language: English
ISBN10: 1741758475
ISBN13: 9781741758474
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor creasing, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, and no highlighting of text. No missing pages.