A creative reimagining of the life of Alexander Pearce (1790?-1824), the 'cannibal convict' of Van Diemen's Land, seeking a more historically accurate portrayal than the narrow stereotypes seen in literature, such as the brutish character Gabbett in Marcus Clarke's 1874 novel "For the term of his natural life." The critical exegesis surveys the literary tradition of the convict novel in Australia
Notes
Submitted to the School of Communication and Creative Arts of the Faculty of Arts, Deakin University
Degree conferred 2007
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-94)