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Charles Harpur single work   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 1965... 1965 Charles Harpur
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Wright examines Harpur's unpublished poetry and prose to demonstrate that (in 1965) Harpur has been underrated for too long because of the slightness and editorial interventions of the 1883 edition of his poetry. Wright argues that Harpur deserves more attention because of the quality of poetry and prose found in his manuscripts and because his life and work personify the attempts of a young Australia to assert its own identity while still exhibiting the influences of English tradition. But Wright recognizes that Harpur's exploration of controversial themes such as physical evolution were not favoured by his only possible audience, partly explaining the unpublished state of much of Harpur's poetry and prose.

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Australian Writers Clement Semmler , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Hemisphere , April vol. 22 no. 4 1978; (p. 22)

— Review of Marcus Clarke Michael Wilding , 1977 single work criticism ; Drama Margaret Williams , 1977 single work criticism ; Charles Harpur Judith Wright , 1965 single work criticism ; Australian Writers and Their Work 1966 series - publisher criticism
Australian Writers Clement Semmler , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Hemisphere , April vol. 22 no. 4 1978; (p. 22)

— Review of Marcus Clarke Michael Wilding , 1977 single work criticism ; Drama Margaret Williams , 1977 single work criticism ; Charles Harpur Judith Wright , 1965 single work criticism ; Australian Writers and Their Work 1966 series - publisher criticism
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