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'This Country is My Mind' : Les Murray's Poetics of Place single work criticism

Author:agent Martin Leer

Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 'This Country is My Mind' : Les Murray's Poetics of Place

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Examines the "notion of place in Murray's work, the complex nature of Bunyah as a 'centre of the world', and how a poetics of place is established and develops from the earliest collections" (p.16).

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y Australian Literary Studies ALS vol. 20 no. 2 October Laurie Hergenhan (editor), Bruce A. Clunies Ross (editor), 2001 Z925814 2001 periodical issue The Poetry of Les Murray : Critical Essays 2001
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2001
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pg. 15-42
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y The AustLit Anthology of Criticism Leigh Dale , Linda Hale , St Lucia : AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2010 Z1679436 2010 anthology criticism Abstract The articles collected here have been selected with non-specialist readers in mind and aim to provide insights and valuable understandings into the works of important Australian writers. Upper secondary and lower tertiary students and general readers will find these articles useful for the study of leading Australian writers whether that is happening in years 11 and 12; first, second and third year university courses; or reading groups. St Lucia : AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2010
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2010
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pg. 44