Australian literature

Table of Contents

References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

Matthew Flinders

Ethel Robertson

Colleen McCullough

Richard Flanagan

Read Next

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

World Poetry Day

Discover

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.

Timeline of the 2000s

Poker game. Card game. Royal Flush in poker. Hearts suit gambling

Poker Hands Ranked

Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere

Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

Australian literature: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Matthew Flinders

Ethel Robertson

Colleen McCullough

Richard Flanagan

See All Images →

Topics

literature Oceanic literature English literature French literature African literature American literature Arabic literature Italian literature German literature Spanish literature Japanese literature Latin American literature

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

Australia: The culture of Australia

Key People

Sally Morgan

Australian author

Jeannie Gunn

Australian author

James Clavell

James Clavell

British writer

Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty

Australian author

Catherine Helen Spence

Catherine Helen Spence

Australian author

Richard Flanagan

Richard Flanagan

Australian author

David Unaipon

David Unaipon

Australian inventor, writer, and activist

Bob Graham

Bob Graham

Australian author and illustrator

Kate Grenville

Kate Grenville

Australian novelist

Colleen McCullough

Colleen McCullough

Australian author

Thomas Keneally

Australian author

Peter Carey

Peter Carey

Australian author

Kylie Tennant

Australian author

Patrick White

Patrick White

Australian author

Colin Johnson

Australian author

Randolph Stow

Australian writer

Ethel Robertson

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian novelist

David Malouf

Australian author

Christina Stead

Australian author

Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Australian author

Quiz

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:

Poetry: First Lines

4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

Famous Poets and Poetic Form

List

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”