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The Australian Literature Resource
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(a.k.a.
Robinson, Michael
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Born: 1744 England
Died: 22 Dec 1826 Sydney, New South Wales
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: May 1798
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Full biographical information is only available to AustLit Subscribers. A truncated and unformatted biographical extract follows: Michael Robinson, as the author of the first verses published in Australia, has been called the 'first Poet Laureate of Australia' and is considered by Miller and Macartney to 'provide the starting point of Australian literature' (p.407). He was also the first author to use 'Australia' consistently in his works. Educated at Oxford, he was a poet and practising lawyer in London when he was convicted on blackmail charges and sentenced to death. Part of the charge involved writing a poem, punning t....To gain full access to the AustLit database become a subscriber. |
Last amended:
9 Oct 2008