Contrary Rhetoric: Lectures on Landscape and Language

Presenting a diverse collection of essays concerning place and poetic language, this remarkable study of cultural events and tradition travels from the city to the bush, with prospect and refuge of landscape in mind, and in focus. Examining subjects as diverse as the pastoral tradition, the flag, forest protests, the meaning behind the letterbox, the Western Australian wheat belt, racism, and opera, this intriguing literary examination is an insightfully challenging exploration of Australian history and heritage.