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* Contents derived from the 2001 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Manning Clark and White Australia, single work criticism (p. 15-20)
- The Latin for Gardeni"Richard Elliott, tatterdemalion curlyhead", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Iceberg Victimi"Since the Titanic you've had a bad reputation", single work poetry (p. 25)
- The Heroesi"Britain has drug-sodden rock-singers", single work poetry (p. 29)
- On the Death of a Famous Cricketeri"What gap in our collective soul", single work poetry (p. 41)
- Pecking at the Glassi"The shop nextdoor's not open yet;", single work poetry (p. 41)
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Imagination's Stronghold,
single work
prose
Reacts against a perceived trend for libraries to become highly technical "information centres" rather than storehouses for books and "gardens of the imagination". Describes the importance of libraries, books and reading in the development of creativity.
- Yegen : A Spanish Pilgrimage, single work prose travel (p. 50-52)
- Toujours Jeunei"On a riverbank in the modest town of Dole", single work poetry (p. 53)
- Before Computersi"My grandmother was fined for failing", single work poetry (p. 53)
- In Praise of Lord Alfred Douglasi"In praise of Lord Alfred Douglas", single work poetry (p. 59)
- The Shooting of Fred Lowry at Tom Vardy's Limerick Races Hotel, Near Goulburn, New South Wales, August 29th 1863i"A cold, still dawn in the bush", single work poetry (p. 66)
- Elegy Drawn from Slight Acquaintance Elegy For Slight Acquaintancei"People will vanish into the fold of light", single work poetry (p. 69)
- Hal Porter : The Watcher With a Cast-Iron Alibi, single work criticism (p. 76-79)
- The Shine Boxi"Each evening I go to collect", single work poetry (p. 79)
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A Trick That Has Been Lost : Modern Society and Poetry Through the Eyes of Calliope and Pythagoras in the Poetry of A. D. Hope,
single work
criticism
Discusses Pythagorean mathematical concepts and philosophy and the role of traditional poetic models in Hope's work. Considers, with a range of examples, whether "a simple method of planning and building poems on Pythagorean-Platonic mathematical ratios and principles has fallen into disuse" in modern poetry.
- Dead Sailors at Flinders Streeti"Milk-necked seagulls", single work poetry (p. 89)
- The Crossi"In the lavender early evening", single work poetry (p. 89)
- Renovation, single work short story (p. 90-94)
- Work-Out, single work short story (p. 94-100)
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