The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English

About this book

The first comprehensive history of New Zealand literature this volume includes chapters on the novel poetry and the short story as well as sections on drama non-fiction childrens literature popular literature and the history of publishing patronage and literary magazines. While it features major authors this history also contains information on little-known authors and forgotten periods in New Zealands literary history providing more comprehensive information on the subject than has ever appeared in a single volume before.