AustLit logo

AustLit

y separately published work icon Because I was Invited selected work   prose   criticism   biography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1975... 1975 Because I was Invited
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Oxford University Press , 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Wisdom of Innocence : John Shaw Neilson, Judith Wright , single work criticism biography
Wright describes John Shaw Neilson's poetry as "simple yet profound" and the poet as "feeling not thinking" in this assessment. Because of his poor eyesight and work responsibilities, Shaw Neilson favoured short stanzas with regular repetition, but he employed "highly adapted methods to embody an idiosyncratic vision". A. G. Stephens' editorial intervention in these poems was expected, but it sometimes compromised the poet's artistic integrity.
 (p. 89-106)
X