A Cultural History of the Bushranger Legend in Theatres and Cinemas, 1828–2017
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Anthem Press
Published:31st Jan '19
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A cultural history of the bushranger legend on stage and screen from colonial to contemporary Australia.
'A Cultural History of the Bushranger Legend in Theatres and Cinemas, 1828–2017' is a multidisciplinary investigation into the history of cultural representations of the bushranger legend on the stage and screen, charting that history from its origins in colonial theatre works performed while bushrangers still roamed Australia’s bush to contemporary Australian cinema. It considers the influences of industrial, political and social disruptions on these representations as well as their contributions to those disruptions. The cultural history recounted in this book provides not only an insight into the role of popular narrative representations of bushrangers in the development and reflection of Australian character, but also a detailed case study of the specific mechanisms at work in the symbiosis between a nation’s values and its creative production.
ISBN: 9781783088911
Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 26mm
Weight: 454g
248 pages