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Ancestral Echoes: Spectres of the Past in Judith Wright's Poetry.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | King-Smith, Sue |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | In 1981 Judith Wright published The Cry for the Dead, which documented the history of colonial invasion and the attempted genocide of the Aboriginal people in the area of New England, New South Wales, in which Wright grew up. The volume was meant to parallel the family history The Generations of Men (1959) Wright had earlier written, outlining the pastoral history of her family (Brady 191). Wright says that the former book's title was derived from an Aboriginal practice of mourning, recorded by writers such as Gideon Lang, whom she quotes in the opening pages. In a pamphlet written in 1865, Lang wrote that “the natives” |
| Starting Page | 117 |
| Ending Page | 129 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/JASAL/article/download/10250/10153 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
