Bunyips: Australia's Folklore of FearNational Library Australia, 2001 - 226 sayfa Robert Holden enters the bunyips lair to reveal the fascinating literature, folklore and superstitions that have immortalised Australia's most enigmatic creature. Bunyips includes extracts from Australian stories about bunyips, featuring work by Edel Wignell, Rosa Campbell Praed, Catherine Stow, Dal Stivens and others. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
BLACK WORDS ON A WHITE PAGE | 11 |
STRANGE ENCOUNTERS IN THE SOUTH SEAS | 25 |
THE WILD MAN FROM BOTANY BAY | 39 |
BUNYIPS IN THE BILLABONGS | 53 |
YAHOOS YOWIES AND BANKSIA MEN | 69 |
The Bunyip of Barneys Elbow | 80 |
ANTHROPOLIGISTS MEET THE BUNYIP | 113 |
ENTERTAINING FEARS | 125 |
AUSTRALIAN THEMES FOR AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE | 143 |
THE HAUNTED WORLD OF THE AUSTRALIAN NURSERY | 159 |
PICTURE THE BUNYIP | 175 |
THE ABORIGINAL VOICE SUSTAINS ITS FOLKLORE OF FEAR | 199 |
ENDNOTES | 207 |
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