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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:E. A. Vidler
, 1926 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Evili"Not Beelzebub, but white archangel, I", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Enslavementi"Rail not at Mammon, helots of to-day,", single work poetry (p. 31 and 213)
- The Old Pear-Treei"The pear-blossom came like a tumbling tide", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- The Strange Woman, single work poetry (p. 86)
- The Pain of Wordsi"I saw a genius urge a man to speak:", single work poetry (p. 99)
- Autumni"Tarnished, the first rich emerald of the year,", single work poetry (p. 118)
- Autumn in Tasmaniai"White everlastings star the peaks again", single work poetry (p. 118)
- Golden Wattlei"What primroses in lost Atlantis grew", single work poetry (p. 127)
-
The Fire of Driftwoodi"My fire is built of wreckage from old ships;",
single work
poetry
(p. 165)
Note: The poem is titled 'Driftwood' in this collection.
- The Greater Visioni"Call not still thought a waste of time, a loss,", single work poetry (p. 194)
- In Bereavementi"My soul is tuned to Beauty through my grief!", single work poetry (p. 207)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
Sonnet
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 9 1957; (p. 39)
— Review of The Sonnet in Australasia : A Survey and Selection 1926 anthology poetry -
The Australian Sonnet
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 July vol. 77 no. 3988 1956; (p. 35)
— Review of The Sonnet in Australasia : A Survey and Selection 1926 anthology poetry -
The Challenge of the Sonnet
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 4 1956; (p. 225-226)
— Review of The Sonnet in Australasia : A Survey and Selection 1926 anthology poetry -
[Review] The Sonnet in Australasia
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Advocate : A Weekly Catholic Journal , 12 July 1956; (p. 11)
— Review of The Sonnet in Australasia : A Survey and Selection 1926 anthology poetry
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Books
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 15 no. 3 1956; (p. 307-309)
— Review of Australian Poetry 1955 1955 anthology poetry ; A Book of Australian Verse 1956 anthology poetry ; The Sonnet in Australasia : A Survey and Selection 1926 anthology poetry -
Mr Lavater's Anthology
1926
single work
review
— Appears in: The Triad , 1 August 1926; (p. 56)
— Review of The Sonnet in Australasia : A Survey and Selection 1926 anthology poetry -
[Review] The Sonnet in Australasia
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Advocate : A Weekly Catholic Journal , 12 July 1956; (p. 11)
— Review of The Sonnet in Australasia : A Survey and Selection 1926 anthology poetry -
The Challenge of the Sonnet
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 4 1956; (p. 225-226)
— Review of The Sonnet in Australasia : A Survey and Selection 1926 anthology poetry -
The Australian Sonnet
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 July vol. 77 no. 3988 1956; (p. 35)
— Review of The Sonnet in Australasia : A Survey and Selection 1926 anthology poetry -
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81)
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