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This essay reflects 'on the notion of a progressive imaginative vision of Australians living with their land, along the way considering a range of Australian poems and literary figures.' Wilson seeks 'realistic, celebratory visions of contemporary Australians living in their home. Specifically...the post-pastoral in Australian poetry.' (p. 1)
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Epigraph:
'Christmas Day. 1696.
Came to the Southland...Walked northwards. Lizards,
Reptiles. A rat-like creature
Hunching its back; droppings
Like loathsome birds eggs.
Spiky bracken. Limestone.
No signs of habitation.Returned to the ship after
Three days.
The Southland
Hazy in the morning sun.
Set sail.'
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http://www.landscapeandlanguagecentre.au.com/landscapes/postpastoral.pdf
Introduction to the Post-Pastoral in Australian Poetry
Landscapes
Landscapes
Subjects:
- Rottnest Island 1980 sequence poetry
- Forest Giant 1992 single work poetry
- True History of the Kelly Gang 2000 single work novel
- On Arriving at a Deserted House Deep in the Country after Running Over a Rabbit on a Gravel Road, at Night 1993 single work poetry
- Twice Trodden Ground 1971 single work prose
- Sanctuary 1953 single work poetry
- A Human Pattern : Selected Poems 1990 selected work poetry
- The Littoral Zone : Australian Contexts and Their Writers 2007 anthology criticism
- Ngarla Songs 2003 anthology lyric/song biography essay
- Gone Bush 1990 anthology prose autobiography
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