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100 1 _aAdams, Francis,
_d1862-1893
245 1 0 _aAustralian Essays
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2021-03-04
505 0 _aPreface -- Melbourne and her civilization -- The poetry of Adam Lindsay Gordon -- The Salvation Army -- Sydney and her civilization -- Culture -- "Dawnwards," a dialogue.
508 _aNick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Australian Essays" by Francis W. L. Adams is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The book explores various aspects of Australian civilization, culture, and poetry, providing insights into the social dynamics of cities like Melbourne and Sydney. Through his examination of these topics, Adams engages with the evolution of Australian identity and the influences of Anglo-Saxon heritage on the emerging nation. The opening of "Australian Essays" presents a preface reflecting Adams' perspective on the Australian Press and its role in shaping cultural narratives. He highlights the lack of critical discourse surrounding Australian identity, emphasizing the city of Melbourne as a microcosm of knowledge, power, and progress. He portrays Melbourne as a city striving to assert itself culturally, while simultaneously grappling with its identity, drawing attention to its Anglo-Saxon roots and the resulting complexities. Through this lens, Adams sets the tone for a broader discussion on the significance of literature, culture, and social issues within Australian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGordon, Adam Lindsay, 1833-1870
653 _aAustralia -- Social life and customs
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64692
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