Book & Print in New Zealand

Book & Print in New Zealand PDF

Author: Douglas Ross Harvey

Publisher: Victoria University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780864733313

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A guide to print culture in Aotearoa, the impact of the book and other forms of print on New Zealand. This collection of essays by many contributors looks at the effect of print on Maori and their oral traditions, printing, publishing, bookselling, libraries, buying and collecting, readers and reading, awards, and the print culture of many other language groups in New Zealand.

The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English

The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English PDF

Author: Terry Sturm

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 920

ISBN-13:

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This is the most comprehensive history of New Zealand literature to have been published. It offers chapters on the novel, poetry, and on the short story, which have been the staple of earlier histories and surveys, as well as sections on drama, non-ficiton, children's literature, popular literature, and the history of publishing, patronage and literary magazines. In this major new edition, material is provided on the period from 1986-1996, and a new chapter has been included on literary scholarship, criticism, and theory.

The Bookmen's Dominion

The Bookmen's Dominion PDF

Author: Christopher Hilliard

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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Examining the way changes in ideas and tastes were related to a shift in the country's cultural power bases, The Bookmen's Dominion revises the myths entrenched under later generations and re-evaluates the contributions of this fascinating set of people."--Jacket.