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Once A Jolly Swagman: The Ballad Of Waltzing Matilda by Matthew Richardson
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Once a Jolly Swagman: the Ballad of Waltzing Matilda
- Item Height
- 180mm
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Topic
- Literature, Music
- Item Width
- 111mm
- Item Weight
- 184g
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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'Banjo' Paterson's 'Waltzing Matilda' is the one song that has been bringing people together spontaneously since 1895, and the one song that belongs to all Australians. Generations of experts have argued about the original story that Paterson immortalised, about the origins of the tune, and about what Paterson meant by his almost parodic over-use of Australian colloquialisms. Once a Jolly Swagman takes readers off the score sheet into the story of the song, and tells of its evolution up until the twenty-first century. It tries to answer the riddles within the song, and unpick its inherent contradictions- where's the heroism in a suicidal thief? What was jolly about the jumbuck? Is 'Waltzing Matilda' the key to Australian values? What does it mean that a beloved song about Australia's pioneering past is written by a city lawyer? In this age of economic rationalism and a globalised world, how does a voice from the billabong saying, 'You'll come a waltzing matilda with me' still matter, and what does it tell us about ourselves?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
ISBN-13
9780522853087
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96364567
Product Key Features
Book Title
Once a Jolly Swagman: the Ballad of Waltzing Matilda
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Music
Publication Year
2006
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
180mm
Item Width
111mm
Item Weight
184g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
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- _***a (273)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem was exactly as described and the price was fair. Item was packaged well and arrived very quickly. Great seller, would definitely recommend.
- n**** (219)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat communication, prompt delivery and item carefully packed and as described. Thanks for a smooth eBay experience! A+++An Alphabet For Gourmets M.F.K Fisher - The Folio Society 2005 (#235861365653)
- 5***3 (168)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent service.. easy to buy.. a good buy… received earlier than advised.. wrapped securely. The book was as described .