Once a Jolly Swagman
The Ballad of Waltzing Matilda
$65.78
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2006
Summary
‘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 t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522853087 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522853080 |
| Author: | Matthew Richardson |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2006 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 120mm x 27mm |
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About The Author
Matthew Richardson
Matthew Richardson is an author and researcher who learnt ‘Waltzing Matilda’ as his second song, after ‘Happy Birthday’, at the age of twoish. As an editor he has published new editions of a range of Australian classics. His other books include The Penguin Book of Firsts and Imagination- 100 Years of Bright Ideas in Australia. Born in Canberra in 1958, he now lives in the Blue Mountains with his wife and children.
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