Skip to product information
1 of 11

The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore by Gwenda Beed Davey and Graham Seal

The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore by Gwenda Beed Davey and Graham Seal

Regular price $18.00 AUD
Regular price Sale price $18.00 AUD
Sale Sold out
Shipping calculated at checkout.

The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore

Edited by Gwenda Beed Davey and Graham Seal

Oxford university Press, 1993 [First Edition], ISBN 0195530578, black and white photographic plates, hardcover, dust-jacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing to edges and corners, previous owners inscription on front end-paper, dust-jacket shows minor edge and shelf wear with minor rubbing to edges and corners (see photographs)

"One of the best ways to ascertain a nation's character is to examine its informal or unofficial culture - its folklore.  Australians' sense of nationality is defined not merely in relation to the places they inhabit and the careers they pursue, but also via the slang and languages they speak, the jokes and yarns they exchange, the objects they make, the way they behave towards one another, and the games they play.  
Some of Australia's best known writers, folk-lorists and academics have contributed articles to the Companion.  Entries range from the descriptive (Gumleaf playing) to the analytical (Popular culture and folklore); from country halls to graffiti to archival preservation of audio tapes; from the bunyip to rebetika (Greek blues); from chain letters to patchwork quilts and Wagga rugs.  Also included are biographies of notables in the folklore field, and short entries on myths and heroes such as Ned Kelly, Henry Lawson, 'The Wild Colonial Boy" and 'The Dog on the Tucker Box"."

 

 

View full details