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William Dobell's Cypriot single work   poetry   "The Cypriot brought his wine-dark eyes with him"
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 William Dobell's Cypriot
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Notes

  • A poem about William Dobell's 1940 painting, The Cypriot.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Australian Book Review ABR no. 259 March 2004 Z1102809 2004 periodical issue 2004 pg. 20
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Best Australian Poetry 2005 Peter Porter (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2005 Z1219041 2005 anthology poetry (taught in 1 units) St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2005 pg. 53-54
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Angels over Elsinore : Collected Verse 2003-2008 Clive James , London : Picador , 2008 Z1572271 2008 selected work poetry

    'Well-known for his prose, as well as his TV appearances, Clive James has also established a name for himself in the world of poetry. His previous collections, Other Passports and The Book of My Enemy, were critically acclaimed and accomplished, yet simultaneously accessible and entertaining - and his new book promises more of the same.

    'Bringing together poems written over the last five years, Angels over Elsinore is impressive not only in terms of its execution, but also in terms of its scope and versatility.' (Publication summary)

    London : Picador , 2008
    pg. 74-75

Works about this Work

Scholarship and Stylishness Clive James , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 261 2004; (p. 4)
James confesses that Judith Pugh's criticism of his poem 'William Dobell's Cypriot' is 'no doubt correct about the scholarly facts'. James says that he is 'searching the poem for a single fact I got right.' He agrees with Pugh that 'scholarship should always set the limits before imagination gets to work.'
Clive James's Cypriot Judith Pugh , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 260 2004; (p. 4)
Clive James's Cypriot Judith Pugh , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 260 2004; (p. 4)
Scholarship and Stylishness Clive James , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 261 2004; (p. 4)
James confesses that Judith Pugh's criticism of his poem 'William Dobell's Cypriot' is 'no doubt correct about the scholarly facts'. James says that he is 'searching the poem for a single fact I got right.' He agrees with Pugh that 'scholarship should always set the limits before imagination gets to work.'
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