Anthem Studies in Australian Literature Australia as the Antipodal Utopia: European Imaginations from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century, (Hardcover)

Australia has a fascinating history of visions. As the antipode to Europe, Australia provided a radically different and uniquely fertile ground for envisioning places, spaces and societies. 'The Antipodal Utopia' evaluates this complex intellectual history by mapping out how Western visions of Australia evolved from antiquity to the modern period.