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W. F. Refshauge W. F. Refshauge i(A95827 works by) (a.k.a. Bill Refshauge)
Gender: Male
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1 4 y separately published work icon Searching for the Man from Snowy River W. F. Refshauge , Melbourne - North : Australian Scholarly Publishing , 2012 Z1924643 2012 single work criticism

'The Man from Snowy River appeared in Paterson's first book of verse. It was an immediate success and has remained popular ever since. But did Paterson have anyone in mind when he crafted the Australian classic - was there really a Man from Snowy River? Searching for The Man investigates all candidates for The Man, looking at the evidence - the poem, the location, and other clear criteria - and yields only one possible figure.

'So, who was The Man from Snowy River?'

'Refshauge argues persuasively, if with qualification, that "the ride, if indeed Paterson was aware of it, should have attracted his attention". As is possible. Refshauge has sifted his evidence with such thoroughness and good humour that no dogmatic or definitive conclusion was to be expected. What we have, instead, is a spirited, inquisitive contribution to Australia's cultural and social history, scholarship from outside the academy of a high order.' — Peter Pierce, The Weekend Australian Publisher's blurb)
1 An Irish Leader : Who Was Barcroft Boake? W. F. Refshauge , 2010 single work biography
— Appears in: Tintean : The Australian Irish Heritage Network , December vol. 14 no. 2010; (p. 20)
1 2 y separately published work icon Barcroft Boake: Collected Works, Edited, with a Life Barcroft Boake , W. F. Refshauge (editor), Melbourne : Australian Scholarly Publishing , 2007 Z1433606 2007 collected work poetry 'The 1890s produced an extraordinary outpouring of distinctively Australian writing. The most famous writers now are Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson, but others were as well known in their day. Among the half-forgotten poets is Barcroft Boake, who as a young man from Sydney found a job up country, and fell in love with the bush way of life. From Western Queensland in summer to Adaminaby in winter, he lived that life, and it sustains his writing. His wrote about what he found: very real people, often people he knew, and their successes and disasters. But he was also a casualty of the hard times of the early 'nineties. In the grip of depression, aged just twenty-six, he killed himself. His best-known work is the ballad 'Where the Dead Men Lie', an Australian classic. He wrote many others as attractive but less well known. Here, they are all carefully edited, and the extensive notes include background on the events and characters in the poems.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 'Where the Dead Men Lie' W. F. Refshauge , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 22 no. 3 2006; (p. 372-374) Introduces a newly-found manuscript of Boake's most famous poem which differs from a later printed version.
1 Fresh Light on A. G. Stephens as Editor of Barcroft Boake's Works W. F. Refshauge , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 22 no. 3 2006; (p. 368-371) A response to Clement Semmler's criticism of A. G. Stephens's editing of Barcroft Boake's poetry. Concludes that 'on the evidence available, Stephens must be regarded as more respectful of Boake's own words than he has hitherto been given credit for' (371).
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