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''Two Brothers' is ... a long narrative beginning with the preliminaries of the Gallipoli campaign.... 'True Patriot', depicts trench life there, dominated by a corporal whose foolish insistence on strict formal discipline leads to his own disappearance. In ... 'Women Are Not Gentlemen', an enemy sniper, supposed to be a woman, is an invisible factor. The form of the work has its basis in ordinary blank verse, varied by freer usage. The whole is an imaginative transcription in everyday language of a historic phase of warfare having special Australian significance.' E. Morris Miller and Macartney, F.T., Australian Literature : A Bibliography to 1938 Extended to 1950. (1956) 328.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:P. R. Stephensen
, 1938 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Day Beforei"We went out in the afternoon,", single work poetry war literature (p. 9-11)
- Two Brothersi"We laughed. Those two were with us still.", single work poetry war literature (p. 12-21)
- True Patrioti"In this world there are many things to love,", single work poetry war literature (p. 22-33)
- Women Are Not Gentlemeni"They said there was a woman in the hills", single work poetry war literature (p. 34-43)
- Christmas After the Armisticei"What is this quiet? Where you lie", single work poetry war literature (p. 44-45)
- Homewardi"To the old friends and faces", single work poetry war literature (p. 46-47)
- Peace - and the Womani"Oh, they can carve it out in stone,", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- The Solace of Lifei"And as I stood I watched them pass-", single work poetry (p. 50-51)
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Viking Press
, 1940 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Day Beforei"We went out in the afternoon,", single work poetry war literature (p. 5-7)
- Two Brothersi"We laughed. Those two were with us still.", single work poetry war literature (p. 8-17)
- True Patrioti"In this world there are many things to love,", single work poetry war literature (p. 18-30)
- Women Are Not Gentlemeni"They said there was a woman in the hills", single work poetry war literature (p. 31-41)
- Christmas After the Armisticei"What is this quiet? Where you lie", single work poetry war literature (p. 42-43)
- Homewardi"To the old friends and faces", single work poetry war literature (p. 44-45)
- Peace - and the Womani"Oh, they can carve it out in stone,", single work poetry (p. 46-47)
- The Solace of Lifei"And as I stood I watched them pass-", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Relapse into Old Ruts. Anzac - the Australians' Baptism of Blood - Writings by Anzacs. The Australian Novel goes into Recess. The Interim with "The Fortunes of Richard Mahony", "The Escape of the Notorious Sir William Heans". A Miscellany: Paul Wenz writing in French, D. H. Lawrence, Havelock Ellis.
1956
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Laughter, Not for a Cage : Notes on Australian Writing, with Biographical Emphasis on the Struggles, Functions and Achievements of the Novel in Three-Half Centuries 1956; (p. 139-166) -
A Poet of Gallipoli
1949
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 April vol. 70 no. 3610 1949; (p. 2,35)
— Review of Vintage 1938 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1938
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian National Review , 1 October vol. 4 no. 22 1938; (p. 82-84)
— Review of Vintage 1938 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1938
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , vol. 10 no. 3 1938; (p. 113-114)
— Review of Vintage 1938 selected work poetry
-
Untitled
1938
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Quarterly , vol. 10 no. 3 1938; (p. 113-114)
— Review of Vintage 1938 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1938
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian National Review , 1 October vol. 4 no. 22 1938; (p. 82-84)
— Review of Vintage 1938 selected work poetry -
A Poet of Gallipoli
1949
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 April vol. 70 no. 3610 1949; (p. 2,35)
— Review of Vintage 1938 selected work poetry -
Relapse into Old Ruts. Anzac - the Australians' Baptism of Blood - Writings by Anzacs. The Australian Novel goes into Recess. The Interim with "The Fortunes of Richard Mahony", "The Escape of the Notorious Sir William Heans". A Miscellany: Paul Wenz writing in French, D. H. Lawrence, Havelock Ellis.
1956
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Laughter, Not for a Cage : Notes on Australian Writing, with Biographical Emphasis on the Struggles, Functions and Achievements of the Novel in Three-Half Centuries 1956; (p. 139-166)
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