'Altogether better-bred looking': Race and Romance in the Australian Novels of Rosa Praed

Authors

  • Len Platt Goldsmiths College, University of London

Keywords:

Praed, literature, race

Abstract

This essay connects Praed's writing with late nineteenth and early twentieth century history with particular reference to the race issue. It explores races discourses--Anglo-Saxonism, Celticism and Social Darwinism--as thse appear in range of Praed's work and shows how scientific racism shaped Praed's reaction to Black Australia.

Author Biography

  • Len Platt, Goldsmiths College, University of London
    Head of Professional and Community Education Professor

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Published

2008-06-17

Issue

Vol. 8 (2008)

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’Altogether better-bred looking’: Race and Romance in the Australian Novels of Rosa Praed. (2008). Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, 8, 31-44. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/article/view/9732