Literature, Mythmaking and National Identity: the Case for Seven Little Australians

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  • Sharyn Pearce

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl1997vol7no3art1382

Keywords:

national culture, Australian culture, nationalism, national characteristics, Ethel Turner, gender role, Seven Little Australians

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1997-12-01

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“Literature, Mythmaking and National Identity: the Case for Seven Little Australians” (1997) Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature, 7(3), pp. 10–16. doi:10.21153/pecl1997vol7no3art1382.