Terre Vraiment Étrange: French Travel Writing in Australia between the Gold Rush and Federation
| Field | Value | Language |
| dc.contributor.author | Donohoo, Jillian | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-07 | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-12-07 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-11-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8824 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite the rich heritage of the French in Australia, its corresponding field of scholarship is limited. This thesis will explore the travel writings of ten French men and women who visited Australia between the Gold Rush and Federation. Their writings constructed Australia through the lens of exoticism, as a land truly other to their experiences in Europe. Three key themes emerge across the writings: the bizarre animals and plants, the ‘savage’ Indigenous Australians, and the surprise of developed cities. Overall, this thesis will synthesise the French perspective on Australia from a corpus of essentially untapped yet highly revealing travel writings. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_AU | en |
| dc.rights | Other | en |
| dc.subject | French | en |
| dc.subject | French | en |
| dc.subject | nineteenth-century | en |
| dc.subject | travel writing | en |
| dc.subject | exotic | en |
| dc.subject | Indigenous Australians | en |
| dc.title | Terre Vraiment Étrange: French Travel Writing in Australia between the Gold Rush and Federation | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.thesis | Honours | en |
| dc.rights.other | The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission. | en |
| usyd.faculty | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Humanities | |
| usyd.department | Department of History | en |
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