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A question of commitment : Australian literature in the twenty years after the war
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A question of commitment : Australian literature in the twenty years after the war

by Susan McKernan

This study examines Australian literature from 1945 to the early 1960s, focusing on how writers navigated postwar social change and Cold War politics. It explores debates regarding literary nationalism and the role of the artist in a modernising society.

Accession 23739 ISBN 0043550320 Publisher Allen & Unwin
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