Collection: Reference

One of the best ways to ascertain a nation's character is to examine its informal or unofficial culture - its folklore. Australians' sense of nationality is defined not merely in relation to the places they inhabit and the careers they pursue.

Includes several new entries, for example, the 2000 Olympic Games, Reconciliation.Contains approximately 1600 entries, ranging from essays of up to 2000 words to factual entries of about 100 words. Bibliographical citations have been brought up to date.

From the earliest myths describing the games invention right up to the semi-finals of the 1993 World championship cycle, this book embraces all branches of the game, including over-the-board play, correspondence chess and other forms of telechess.

Over 7,000 entries thoroughly revised and updated with over 1,000 new entries for writers and substantially increased coverage of popular areas including children's literature, science fiction, biography, and travel literature.

"From its roots in the oral tradition to the sophisticated, postmodernist reworkings of the present day, the fairy tale has retained its powerful hold over the cultural imagination of Europe and North America for centuries. The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales provides an authoritative reference s...