From Deserts the Prophets Come: The Creative Spirit in Australia 17881972
(Paperback, New Edition)
Publishing Details
From Deserts the Prophets Come: The Creative Spirit in Australia 17881972
By (Author) Geoffrey Serle
Monash University Publishing
Monash University Publishing
1st September 2014
New Edition
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of art
Anthologies: general
700.994
Physical Properties
Paperback
200
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
Description
Originally published in 1973, this landmark book is a short history of literature, art, music, theatre, architecture, science and learning in Australia. It was the winner of the 1974 National Book Council Award for Australian Literature. This important book is now back in print with a new introduction by historian John Rickard of Monash University.
Reviews
The most explicit formulation of the Australian radical nationalist tradition.
-- John RickardAuthor Bio
Dr Geoffrey Serle, AO (19921998) was a distinguished scholar and John Curtin biographer. He was general editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography between 1975 and 1988. He is also a well-known author and his work has won several prestigious awards including the Ernest Scott prize, the National Book Council Banjo award and the Age Book of the Year.
