The Dreaming and Other Essays
Author | : Weh Stanner |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2011-02-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781458763112 |
ISBN-13 | : 1458763110 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Dreaming and Other Essays by : Weh Stanner
Download or read book The Dreaming and Other Essays written by Weh Stanner and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W.E.H. Stanner's words changed Australia. Without condescension and without sentimentality, in essays such as 'The Dreaming' Stanner conveyed the richness and uniqueness of Aboriginal culture. In his Boyer Lectures he exposed a 'cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale, ' regarding the fate of the Aborigines, for which he coined the ph..