Volume 15 No. 4 — 1 October 1992

Preying on the Past: Contexts of Some Recent Neo-Historical Fiction

Peter Pierce

Abstract

Discusses the 'revisionist' historical fiction of, among others, Rodney Hall, David Malouf and Robert Drewe, in the context of Australian historical fiction from its origins in the nineteenth century.

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Published 1 October 1992 in Volume 15 No. 4. Subjects: Australian history, Historical fiction, Rosa Praed, David Malouf, Peter Carey, Robert Drewe, Rodney Hall.

Cite as: Pierce, Peter. ‘Preying on the Past: Contexts of Some Recent Neo-Historical Fiction.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 15, no. 4, 1992, doi: 10.20314/als.340f16002e.

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