Healing, Catharsis and Reconciliation: Water as Metaphor in Ghost River

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    Abstract

    This article explores the possibility of intercultural catharsis through literature,metaphorical connections and representations of place in Tony Birch’s Ghost River (2015). Water, rain and essentially the river, symbolise the building of a nation and the repair of Indigenous and non-Indigenous race relations.Aristotle’s theory of catharsis is deconstructed and built upon using Indigenous philosophies and intercultural dialogue to explore ideas about relationship building as a spiritual journey connected to the textual directionsof the landscape.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)86-94
    Number of pages9
    JournalLe Simplegadi
    VolumeXIV
    Issue number16
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2016

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