一、引言与诗歌、戏剧和小说相比,散文作为澳大利亚一个文学样式的诞生相对较晚。伊姆尔·萨鲁辛茨基指出,澳大利亚的散文创作始于19世纪,写作者最初仅限于男性,至19世纪末始有女性加入。不过直至20世纪30年代,散文发展始终不温不火,及至20世纪40年代,澳大利亚散文开始迎来转折,这其中,瓦尔特·默多克(Walter Murdoch)功不可没。萨鲁辛茨基称 I. INTRODUCTION Compared with poetry, drama and novels, prose is relatively late as a literary style in Australia. Imul Sarushinki pointed out that Australian prose began in the 19th century with writers initially limited to men and women by the end of the 19th century. However, it was not until the 1930s that essay development was still tepid. By the 1940s Australian essays started to turn around. Among these, Walter Murdoch contributed. Salushinji said