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This article refers to the works of poets and novelists and specialised writers (missionaries, anthropologists, historians etc.) who have written about the Australian outback from first-hand experience. This is a wide and important field of study, particularly as it frequently addresses race relations in Australia, often from a non-political point of view. Inevitably then, the Australian Aboriginal and the Aboriginal background and lifestyle is frequently used as a theme or subject, making this field of additional interest to anyone concerned about the fortunes of the First Australians.〔Shoemaker, Alan, ''Black Words, White Page: Aboriginal Literature 1929–1988'', University of Queensland Press, Queensland, 1992〕 In many cases, the writers listed have produced other works on the period, which can be found by following the Wikipedia links. The following information does not contain references to Australian literature of the Colonial period, nor does it include works of pioneering days or early exploration. On the other hand, in the first part of the 20th century, much of Australia was still being explored and encounters with Aborigines who had had little or no contact or knowledge of European settlers were still taking place well after World War II. ==First contact== There has been some little attempt on the part of European writers to speak up on behalf of the Aborigines. One writer in particular, Western Australian Donald Stuart, has made the effort. Contact with the First Australians was never simple, and the early experience of native tribesmen and women with the new arrivals was fraught with difficulty, if not danger. Another writer who looked at this period is Brian Penton, whose novel ''Landtakers'' recounts a disastrous meeting between black tribespeople and European settlers. * * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian outback literature of the 20th century」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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