Martyn Lyons

The Uses of Literacy in Colonial Australia

Sprache: Englisch.
gebunden , 250 Seiten
ISBN 1839995173
EAN 9781839995170
Veröffentlicht 14. Oktober 2025
Verlag/Hersteller Anthem Press
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Beschreibung

Relying on autobiographical documents, this book analyses what Australians read in the 19th century, as well as what they wrote, in terms of personal and everyday, non-literary writings. It emphasises the Britishness of colonial society, without forgetting specifically Australian inflections of readers' responses. Australian reading embraced wide-ranging tastes.

Portrait

Martyn Lyons is Emeritus Professor in History at the University of New South Wales in Sydney and a specialist in the history of reading and writing practices.