A Portrait of the Artist as Australian
Download or Read eBook A Portrait of the Artist as Australian PDF written by Paul Matthew St. Pierre and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2004 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Paul Matthew St. Pierre |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0773526447 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780773526440 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Portrait of the Artist as Australian by : Paul Matthew St. Pierre
Book excerpt: This book is the first critical assessment of Humphries' entire oeuvre, especially his career as an author. Arguing that Humphries is one of Australia's greatest writers, the author reveals a multi-faceted artist whose success is rooted in the British music hall tradition, Dadaism and grotesquerie. Being Australian has also fundamentally shaped the performer and writer, and the author's defence of Humphries against charges of expatriatism is pertinent to the debate on Australian national identity.
