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  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1883... 1883 Poems
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* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:George Robertson , 1883 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Tower of the Dreami"How wonderful are Dreams! Yet, are they but", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 19-39)
The Forgotteni"He shone in the senate, the camp, and the grove,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 40)
A Lamenti"Flowers in their freshness are flushing the earth,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 41-43)
The Cloudi"One summer morn, out of the sea-waves wild,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 43-46)
The Creek of the Four Gravesi"I tell a Settler's tale of the old times,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry
A group of white men wander into the Australian wilderness in search of discovery. They marvel at the foreignness of the landscape before settling down to sleep at their camp. They are woken by an attack from a group of Indigenous Australians. Seeing his friends killed, Egremont flees into a creek and finds a cavity in the earth to hide in. His pursuers give up their hunt, unable to find him, and he escapes. 
(p. 47-59)
The Battle of Lifei"Never give up: though life be a battle", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 59-60)
To Poesyi"And wilt thou forsake me now,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 61-63)
To the Comet of 1843 Lines Suggested by the Appearance of a Cometi"Thy purpose, heavenly Stranger, who may know", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 64-66)
The Drowned, Alivei"I was once so deeply drowned,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 66-71)
The Flight of Peace: (The Home of Peace) CHARLES HARPUR ( poetry / single work ) 'Trust and treachery, wisdom, folly,' - The Home of Peace - ( FKD:1852), Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 72-73)
Dorai"It was, I well remember, the merry Springtime, when", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 74-75)
Onwardi"Have the blasts of sorrow worn thee,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 75-77)
A Storm in the Mountainsi"A lonely Boy, far venturing from his home,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 77-84)
Prose Poetryi"On nerveless, tuneless lines how sadly", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 84)
Rhymes to Henry Parkes, on Reading His Sonnet Beginning - "Who Would Not Be a Poet?" ""Who would not be a Poet?" Thus I read" To Henry Parkes, on Reading His Sonneti""Who would not be a Poet?" - thus I read", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 85-88)
Note: Under the title "To –".
"Downward, through the blooming roofage"i"Downward, through the blooming roofage", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 88)
Mary Ardeni"When a simple English maiden", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 89-90)
"The past is flowing thorugh my thoughts–"i"The past is flowing thorugh my thoughts–", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 91)
The Voice of the Native Oaki"Who hath laid him underneath", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 92-93)
Idealityi"Spirit of Dreams! - when many a wander'd height", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 94-99)
Note: Under the title "The Ideal"

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Charles Harpur and the Warp : Strange Happenings in 'The Creek of Four Graves' David Brooks , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 67 no. 1-2 2007; (p. 151-165)
The Literary Reputation of Charles Harpur Vijay C. Mishra , 1976 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 36 no. 4 1976; (p. 432-440)
Contrary to the opinion of many 20C critics, Mishra finds that the criticism of Harpur during these years labelled him as a poet of "ideas" rather than a "songster" and second-rate descriptive writer. While reception remained mixed, some reviewers were aware of the editorial intervention in Harpur's collected works of 1883.
Harpur and His Editor Cecil W. Salier , 1951 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 12 no. 1 1951; (p. 47-54)
Poems by Charles Harpur 1883 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 13 October 1883; (p. 594)

— Review of Poems Charles Harpur , 1883 selected work poetry
Charles Harpur Frank Hutchinson , 1883 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 September vol. 36 no. 1209 1883; (p. 437-438)

— Review of Poems Charles Harpur , 1883 selected work poetry
'...To say that the publication of this book will realise the hope of Charles Harpur's life and establish him as the bard of his country, "Australia's first great poet", would be to mock the love and devotion that have given his work to the world, and, indeed, the dead poet himself. Great poet he was not, and there is nothing about his poetry, except perhaps its roughness, specially of Australia. He had no such poet's eye either for the outer or the inner nature of his native land as the vision of both that passed into his brother bards' very being, and alone made him the poet that he was... there is no doubt that Charles Harpur may claim true minstrel-kindred as one of the first and best of the early singers of his native land.'
Charles Harpur Frank Hutchinson , 1883 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 September vol. 36 no. 1209 1883; (p. 437-438)

— Review of Poems Charles Harpur , 1883 selected work poetry
'...To say that the publication of this book will realise the hope of Charles Harpur's life and establish him as the bard of his country, "Australia's first great poet", would be to mock the love and devotion that have given his work to the world, and, indeed, the dead poet himself. Great poet he was not, and there is nothing about his poetry, except perhaps its roughness, specially of Australia. He had no such poet's eye either for the outer or the inner nature of his native land as the vision of both that passed into his brother bards' very being, and alone made him the poet that he was... there is no doubt that Charles Harpur may claim true minstrel-kindred as one of the first and best of the early singers of his native land.'
Poems by Charles Harpur 1883 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 13 October 1883; (p. 594)

— Review of Poems Charles Harpur , 1883 selected work poetry
[Review] Poems by Charles Harpur Alexander Sutherland , 1883 single work review
— Appears in: Melbourne Review , October vol. 8 no. 32 1883; (p. 457-461)

— Review of Poems Charles Harpur , 1883 selected work poetry
Amongst the Books : Charles Harpur's Poems 1883 single work review
— Appears in: The Leader , 20 October 1883; (p. 35-36)

— Review of Poems Charles Harpur , 1883 selected work poetry
Review 1883 single work review
— Appears in: The South Australian Register , 10 September vol. 48 no. 11489 1883; (p. 6)

— Review of Poems Charles Harpur , 1883 selected work poetry
Charles Harpur and the Warp : Strange Happenings in 'The Creek of Four Graves' David Brooks , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 67 no. 1-2 2007; (p. 151-165)
Harpur and His Editor Cecil W. Salier , 1951 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 12 no. 1 1951; (p. 47-54)
The Literary Reputation of Charles Harpur Vijay C. Mishra , 1976 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 36 no. 4 1976; (p. 432-440)
Contrary to the opinion of many 20C critics, Mishra finds that the criticism of Harpur during these years labelled him as a poet of "ideas" rather than a "songster" and second-rate descriptive writer. While reception remained mixed, some reviewers were aware of the editorial intervention in Harpur's collected works of 1883.
Last amended 13 Jun 2023 08:49:46
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