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Collection of talks and articles written over the years 1954-1974
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Partial contents indexed; remainder pending
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Oxford University Press
, 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Wisdom of Innocence : John Shaw Neilson,
single work
criticism
biography
(p. 89-106)Wright describes John Shaw Neilson's poetry as "simple yet profound" and the poet as "feeling not thinking" in this assessment. Because of his poor eyesight and work responsibilities, Shaw Neilson favoured short stanzas with regular repetition, but he employed "highly adapted methods to embody an idiosyncratic vision". A. G. Stephens' editorial intervention in these poems was expected, but it sometimes compromised the poet's artistic integrity.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Australian Poetry : Reflections on Nature, Space and Identity
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Explorations In Australian Poetry 2010; (p. 1-40) Jayne Fenton Keane's essay presents an overview of the many treatments of nature rendered by a host of contemporary Australian poets. (v)
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The Moving Image of Place : Judith Wright
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Intimate Horizons : The Post-Colonial Sacred in Australian Literature 2009; (p. 141-163) -
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 March 1976; (p. 18)
— Review of Because I was Invited 1975 selected work prose criticism biography -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 7 no. 4 1976; (p. 440-444)
— Review of The Grammar of the Real : Selected Prose, 1959-1974 1975 selected work criticism prose ; Because I was Invited 1975 selected work prose criticism biography ; The Broad Stream : Aspects of Australian Literature 1975 selected work criticism
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Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 9 April 1976; (p. 432)
— Review of Judith Wright 1975 single work criticism ; Because I was Invited 1975 selected work prose criticism biography -
[Review] A Map of Australian Verse : The Twentieth Century
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 March 1976; (p. 24)
— Review of A Map of Australian Verse : The Twentieth Century 1975 selected work criticism ; Because I was Invited 1975 selected work prose criticism biography -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 7 no. 4 1976; (p. 440-444)
— Review of The Grammar of the Real : Selected Prose, 1959-1974 1975 selected work criticism prose ; Because I was Invited 1975 selected work prose criticism biography ; The Broad Stream : Aspects of Australian Literature 1975 selected work criticism -
Untitled
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 November 1975; (p. 13)
— Review of The Directions of Australian Fiction, 1920-1974 1975 single work criticism ; Because I was Invited 1975 selected work prose criticism biography ; The Broad Stream : Aspects of Australian Literature 1975 selected work criticism -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 March 1976; (p. 18)
— Review of Because I was Invited 1975 selected work prose criticism biography -
The Moving Image of Place : Judith Wright
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Intimate Horizons : The Post-Colonial Sacred in Australian Literature 2009; (p. 141-163) -
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
Australian Poetry : Reflections on Nature, Space and Identity
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Explorations In Australian Poetry 2010; (p. 1-40) Jayne Fenton Keane's essay presents an overview of the many treatments of nature rendered by a host of contemporary Australian poets. (v)
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Poets at Large
1976
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 64 1976; (p. 41-46)
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