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Notes

  • Epic poem in twelve books.
  • Dedication: To my daughters Ruby, Monika and Sarina and my son Peter and to my mother Hildegard & Shelton Lea erleuchter und geliebter Dichter in memoriam & in honour of Ralph Johnston
  • Epigraph: When thou think’st I am far from thee, I am often nearest, And when nearest, I am furthest. Thomas ‘ Kempis, Imitation of Christ

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    y separately published work icon A Locale of the Cosmos : An Epic of the Wimmera : Exegesis and Text Homer Manfred Rieth , Ballarat : 2006 Z1645275 2006 single work thesis

    'This project has, for its central component, an epic poem, "A locale of the cosmos". The accompanying exegesis examines epic as an ancient, but continually evolving form. It argues that, as a contemporary example of the genre and, as a sustained poetic rumination on landscape and memory, "A locale of the cosmos" represents a significant development within the modern tradition of autobiographical epic.

    'In broader terms, "A locale of the cosmos" privileges the landscape and history of a region of Australia, the Wimmera region of north-western Victoria and, in doing so, explores the cumulative effects of the physical environment as a site for sustained poetic treatment. The poem is, therefore, an epic of both historical narrative and philosophical reflection, giving meaning to and interpreting ideas of space, place and locale.

    'Furthermore, it explores, in particular, the psychological and spiritual effects of vast horizontal distances, created by a landscape in which endless plains and immense horizons form an analogue of the wider cosmos. The poem's themes, therefore, bear not only on the prominences of the visible locale, but also explore the salients of an interior world, a landscape of the mind to which the poetry gives shape and meaning.' (Thesis abstract.)

    Ballarat : 2006
    Section: Volume 2
    • Fitzroy North, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Pepper , 2009 .
      Alternative title: Wimmera
      Extent: 359p.
      ISBN: 9781876044619 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Poetry Survey Jesse Shipway , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 123 2010; (p. 57-59)

— Review of A Locale of the Cosmos Homer Manfred Rieth , 2006 single work poetry ; Pilbara Mark O'Connor , 2009 selected work poetry
Off the Top Shelf Catherine Cole , Mark Rubbo , Michael Shmith , Clare Wright , Gig Ryan , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 31 July 2010; (p. 24-25)
The judges for the 2010 Age Book of the Year Awards provide a summary for the category for which they are responsible and comments on each shortlisted title.
Untitled Pamela Brown , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 199 2010; (p. 102)

— Review of A Locale of the Cosmos Homer Manfred Rieth , 2006 single work poetry
Knuckled Earth Brian Edwards , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 72)

— Review of A Locale of the Cosmos Homer Manfred Rieth , 2006 single work poetry
Inverse Perspectives on the Maturing Voice Geoffrey Lehmann , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 24)

— Review of Fuel Andrew Sant , 2009 selected work poetry ; A Locale of the Cosmos Homer Manfred Rieth , 2006 single work poetry
Inverse Perspectives on the Maturing Voice Geoffrey Lehmann , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 24)

— Review of Fuel Andrew Sant , 2009 selected work poetry ; A Locale of the Cosmos Homer Manfred Rieth , 2006 single work poetry
Knuckled Earth Brian Edwards , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 72)

— Review of A Locale of the Cosmos Homer Manfred Rieth , 2006 single work poetry
Untitled Pamela Brown , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 199 2010; (p. 102)

— Review of A Locale of the Cosmos Homer Manfred Rieth , 2006 single work poetry
Poetry Survey Jesse Shipway , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 123 2010; (p. 57-59)

— Review of A Locale of the Cosmos Homer Manfred Rieth , 2006 single work poetry ; Pilbara Mark O'Connor , 2009 selected work poetry
Off the Top Shelf Catherine Cole , Mark Rubbo , Michael Shmith , Clare Wright , Gig Ryan , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 31 July 2010; (p. 24-25)
The judges for the 2010 Age Book of the Year Awards provide a summary for the category for which they are responsible and comments on each shortlisted title.
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Subjects:
  • Wimmera, Victoria,
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