Book 2019

Cultural History of the Bushranger Legend in Theatres and Cinemas, 1828-2017

Publisher: Anthem Press
Language: English
Published: 2019

Bushrangers
Theater
History
Motion pictures
Bushrangers in motion pictures
Theater and society
Outlaws in popular culture
Social aspects

'Outlaw Nation' is a cultural history of the bushranger legend on stage and screen from colonial to contemporary Australia. It provides a detailed analysis of the mechanisms through which bushrangers became an indelible part of the Australian cultural consciousness.