The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature
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Author Description
The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature offers a comprehensive record of New Zealand writing in easily accessible form. It contains more than 1500 alphabetically arranged entries on writers, novels, plays, poetry, journals, periodicals, anthologies, literary movements, and professional organisations. Its broad scope extends from pre-European Maori oral forms to work across all forms of writing in the late 1990s. Detailed biographies examine the careers and contributions of notable New Zealand writers, while longer entries on such themes as art in New Zealand literature, the Depression, gold-mining, landscape, science fiction, and war and literature provide a strong structural underpinning to the work. The generous range of plot summaries and author entries will prove invaluable to students and all readers with an interest in New Zealand and its literature.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This reference work serves as a comprehensive, encyclopedic record of the history and development of New Zealand literature from pre-European oral traditions through the late 1990s. Editors Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie, both established scholars in the field, compiled this volume to provide a structured, accessible framework for understanding the diverse output of New Zealand writers. By synthesizing biographical data, thematic analysis, and historical context, the authors offer a foundational resource for academic and general interest research.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Over 1500 alphabetically arranged entries covering authors, genres, and literary movements.
- Detailed biographical sketches of significant New Zealand writers.
- Thematic essays on cultural and historical influences such as the Depression, gold-mining, and war.
- Summaries of major novels, plays, and poetry collections.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on literature produced up to the late 1990s and does not include developments in the 21st century.
- It is a survey of literary history rather than a critical anthology of primary source texts.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and librarians frequently cite this volume as a foundational reference tool for the study of Pacific literature. Readers often note the academic density of the prose and the utility of the cross-referenced entries for navigating the breadth of New Zealand's literary history.
Page Count:
608
Publication Date:
1998-01-01
ISBN-10:
0191735191
ISBN-13:
9780191735196
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