An Eisteddfod is a German term for a cultural festival which includes music, poetry, drama, and other types of performance. In the novel, the Dungatar Ladies Social Club arranges an Eisteddfod with the neighboring towns, Winyerp and Itheca.
Eisteddfod Quotes in The Dressmaker
The The Dressmaker quotes below are all either spoken by Eisteddfod or refer to Eisteddfod. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 23
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'Plays are such fun to put on. They bring out the best and worst in people, don't you think?'
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Chapter 33
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They all started to cry, first slowly and quietly then increasing in volume. They groaned and rocked, bawled and howled, their faces red and screwed and their mouths agape, like terrified children lost in a crowd. They were homeless and heartbroken, gazing at the smouldering trail splayed like fingers on a black glove.
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Eisteddfod Term Timeline in The Dressmaker
The timeline below shows where the term Eisteddfod appears in The Dressmaker. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 32
The morning of the Eisteddfod arrives, and the cast prepares nervously to leave on Bobby Pickett’s bus. They wait in...
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