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Work has dedication: In honour of Marie-Therese Noblet, Ancilla Domini, 1889-1930.
Contents
- Invocationi"Radiant Muse, my childhood's nurse", single work poetry (p. 3)
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Black Swans : 1946 - 1955,
sequence
poetry
A group of lyrics with "a clear unity of tone and a striking and consistent interplay of ...images" which is "best read as a sequence". Vivian Smith, James McAuley, p.18.
- At Dawni"I woke as by a summons. Dawn", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Jesusi"Touching Ezekiel his workman's hand", single work poetry (p. 5)
- To a Dead Bird of Paradisei"Ah, fabulous fancy,", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Mating Swansi"A pair of black swans on the lake", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Tune for Swansi"Black swan leaving", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Memorial (to Some Residents of New Guinea)i"When the sleeping isles were shaken", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Sequencei"Lady, whose grace it was to do", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Canticlei"Stillness and splendour of the night,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- To the Holy Spiriti"Leaving your fragrant rest on the summit of morning calm,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Nativityi"The thin distraction of a spider's web", single work poetry (p. 13)
- An Art of Poetryi"Since all our keys are lost or broken,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Palmi"Earth, air, water, light,", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Prefigurationi"In winter, towards the end of night", single work poetry (p. 18)
- New Guineai"Bird-shaped island, with secretive bird-voices,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Meditation (from Hugo von Hofmannsthal)i"Many, it is true, go down to perish", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Royal Fireworksi"With lovely face and fiery tail", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Prologuei"Here drama used to dwell; and now once more", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Middle of Life (from Friedrich Holderlin)i"With ripening yellow pears", James McAuley (translator), single work poetry (p. 23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Literature of the Pacific, Mainly Australian
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 12 no. 2 2013; (p. 210-219)This lecture is in some ways the ‘lost’ chapter of The Cambridge History of Australian Literature (2009), one eventually not written because the projected author could find not enough literary material even in that vast Pacific Ocean, or perhaps found – as mariners have – only far separated specks in that ocean. Yet Australian literature about the nation’s Pacific littoral and the islands within the ocean and the ocean itself is varied, considerable, and often eccentric. Our greatest drinking song is Barry Humphries’s ‘The Old Pacific Sea’. The Japs and the jungle are the hallmarks of fiction, poetry and reportage of the Pacific War of 1942-5. New Guinea has attracted such writers as James McAuley, Peter Ryan, Trevor Shearston, Randolph Stow and Drusilla Modjeska. The short stories of Louis Becke are the most extensive and iconoclastic writing about the Pacific by any Australian. Yet the literature of the Pacific littoral seems thinner than that of the Indian Ocean. The map on the title page of Rolf Boldrewood’s A Modern Buccaneer (1894) shows those afore-mentioned specks in a vast expanse of water. What aesthetic challenges have Pacific writing posed and how have they been met? Have the waters of the Pacific satisfied Australians as a near offshore playground but defeated wider efforts of the imagination? ' (Publication summary)
- y James McAuley South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z90326 1992 single work criticism
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Between Position and Desire : The Love Poetry of James McAuley
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 51 no. 1 1991; (p. 35-54) -
From Heroism to Pietas : The Anti-Modernist's Progress in the Poetry of James McAuley
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 48 no. 3 1989; (p. 597-610) -
Poets Against Novelists - Cold War Courts and Crusades
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , May no. 22 1988; (p. 83-93)
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James McAuley's Poems
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 31 October vol. 77 no. 4003 1956; (p. 2)
— Review of A Vision of Ceremony : Poems 1956 selected work poetry -
[Review] A Vision of Ceremony
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , (1956-1957) vol. 11 no. 1956; (p. 269-270)
— Review of A Vision of Ceremony : Poems 1956 selected work poetry -
[Review] A Vision of Ceremony
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Advocate : A Weekly Catholic Journal , 25 October 1956; (p. 11)
— Review of A Vision of Ceremony : Poems 1956 selected work poetry -
[Review] A Vision of Ceremony
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 October 1956; (p. 13)
— Review of A Vision of Ceremony : Poems 1956 selected work poetry -
[Review] A Vision of Ceremony [and] The Other Meaning
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 15 no. 4 1956; (p. 427-429)
— Review of A Vision of Ceremony : Poems 1956 selected work poetry ; The Other Meaning 1956 selected work poetry -
James McAuley (1917-1976)
Margaret Giordano
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Don Norman
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1984
single work
biography
— Appears in: Tasmanian Literary Landmarks 1984; (p. 191-197) - y James McAuley South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1992 Z90326 1992 single work criticism
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James McAuley : The Landscape of the Heart
1964
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Literature of Australia 1964; (p. 389-406) 'Explores the preoccupations that determine McAuley's poetry : a unified world view; discipline and dedication; significant results in society - that is, a return to Western civilization's tradition. Traces McAuley's poetic development and pursuit of these ideals, through a discussion of some of the major poems, Captain Quiros in particular.' (Robert Ross, Australian Literary Criticism, 1945-1988, p. 253.) -
Between Position and Desire : The Love Poetry of James McAuley
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 51 no. 1 1991; (p. 35-54) -
Poets Against Novelists - Cold War Courts and Crusades
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , May no. 22 1988; (p. 83-93)
Awards
- 1956 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize