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Poetry
1981
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Oxford History of Australian Literature 1981; (p. 271-426) -
Douglas Stewart : The Silkworms
1978
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Poems in Perspective : A Collection of Poems and Critical Commentaries 1978; (p. 117-140)
— Appears in: Diverse Inheritance: A Personal Perspective on Commonwealth Literature 1980; (p. 79-96) Gooneratne observes the parallel between the life of the silkworm and that of humans. In the language of the poem she hears colloquial, scriptural and literary echoes and analyses their effects. Includes discussion of 'Fire and Ice' by Robert Frost, 'The Cat and the Moon' by W. B. Yeats, and Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock'. -
The Poet's Dilemma
1966
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , (1966-1967) vol. 21 no. 1966; (p. 197-201)
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Poetry
1981
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Oxford History of Australian Literature 1981; (p. 271-426) -
The Poet's Dilemma
1966
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , (1966-1967) vol. 21 no. 1966; (p. 197-201) -
Douglas Stewart : The Silkworms
1978
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Poems in Perspective : A Collection of Poems and Critical Commentaries 1978; (p. 117-140)
— Appears in: Diverse Inheritance: A Personal Perspective on Commonwealth Literature 1980; (p. 79-96) Gooneratne observes the parallel between the life of the silkworm and that of humans. In the language of the poem she hears colloquial, scriptural and literary echoes and analyses their effects. Includes discussion of 'Fire and Ice' by Robert Frost, 'The Cat and the Moon' by W. B. Yeats, and Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock'.
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