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'Located off Australia's eastern coast, the Great Barrier Reef is one of the wonders of the natural world. The diversity of life is simply incredible. It is also the ideal environment for coral, making it a diver's paradise. Indeed, some 200 million tourists visit the reef each year. Looking beyond the sheer beauty of this place, we learn, too, that it is a region rich in history, the setting for fateful shipwrecks and exotic Aboriginal myths. Australian writer Rosaleen Love explores the reef from all these angles, allowing us to see this stunning geography anew.
'Part travelogue, part eco-history, Reefscape represents multiple views of the reef - through the eyes of mariners, pearl divers, naturalists, filmmakers, pirates, industrialists, and tourists alike- painting a fascinating portrait of a unique locale.' (Publication summary)
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Literary Representations of the Great Barrier Reef
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 7 no. 2008; 'Over two centuries the sublime power of the Great Barrier Reef is gradually diminished in discourse, as naturalists become scientists and ecologists, as maritime navigation becomes less dangerous, as explorers became industrialists and tourists, and as poets, novelists philosophers and other imaginative thinkers and writers begin to turn their attention to exploring the beauty of the reef.' -
Immersed in Warm Reef Waters
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 28 no. 1 2001; (p. 69-72)
— Review of Reefscape : Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef 2000 single work prose -
Conflict Diamonds
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 164 2001; (p. 102-105)
— Review of Lines in the Sand 2000 single work novel ; The Rain Queen 2000 single work novel ; Liv : A Novel 2000 single work novel ; Love and Vertigo 2000 single work novel ; The Australian Fiance 2000 single work novel ; Family Album : A Novel of Secrets and Memories 2000 single work novel ; White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story ; The White Star 2000 single work novel ; The Architect 2000 single work novel ; Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography ; Full Circle 2000 single work novel ; Vigil 2000 single work novel ; The Secret : The Strange Marriage of Annabella Milbanke and Lord Byron 2000 single work biography ; Reefscape : Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef 2000 single work prose -
Reefscape
1999
single work
essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 58 no. 3 1999; (p. 215-220) Rosaleen Love recounts her experience of writing about the Great Barrier Reef.
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Conflict Diamonds
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 164 2001; (p. 102-105)
— Review of Lines in the Sand 2000 single work novel ; The Rain Queen 2000 single work novel ; Liv : A Novel 2000 single work novel ; Love and Vertigo 2000 single work novel ; The Australian Fiance 2000 single work novel ; Family Album : A Novel of Secrets and Memories 2000 single work novel ; White Turtle : A Collection of Short Stories 1999 selected work short story ; The White Star 2000 single work novel ; The Architect 2000 single work novel ; Snake Circle 2000 single work autobiography ; Full Circle 2000 single work novel ; Vigil 2000 single work novel ; The Secret : The Strange Marriage of Annabella Milbanke and Lord Byron 2000 single work biography ; Reefscape : Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef 2000 single work prose -
Immersed in Warm Reef Waters
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 28 no. 1 2001; (p. 69-72)
— Review of Reefscape : Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef 2000 single work prose -
Reefscape
1999
single work
essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 58 no. 3 1999; (p. 215-220) Rosaleen Love recounts her experience of writing about the Great Barrier Reef. -
Literary Representations of the Great Barrier Reef
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 7 no. 2008; 'Over two centuries the sublime power of the Great Barrier Reef is gradually diminished in discourse, as naturalists become scientists and ecologists, as maritime navigation becomes less dangerous, as explorers became industrialists and tourists, and as poets, novelists philosophers and other imaginative thinkers and writers begin to turn their attention to exploring the beauty of the reef.'