Australian poetry since 1788 / edited by Geoffrey Lehmann & Robert Gray.

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Publication details: Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2011.Description: xviii, 1090 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781742232638 (hbk.)

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DDC classification:

A821.008 22

LOC classification:

PR6015.6 .A87 2011

Summary: The first of its kind, this landmark poetry anthology contains the work of Australia's major poets as well as lesser known but equally affecting writers of Australian poetry since 1788. Ranging from concrete to prose poems, from the cerebral to the naive, from the humorous to the confessional, and from formal to free verse, this work also features translations of some striking Aboriginal song poems. With pieces from 170 Australian poets, as well as short critical biographies, this careful reevaluation of Australian poetry makes this a superb book that can be read and enjoyed over a lifetime.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item reserves
Book	Melbourne Athenaeum Library	Non-Fiction	821.008 LEH	Available		052938

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Includes index of poets.

The first of its kind, this landmark poetry anthology contains the work of Australia's major poets as well as lesser known but equally affecting writers of Australian poetry since 1788. Ranging from concrete to prose poems, from the cerebral to the naive, from the humorous to the confessional, and from formal to free verse, this work also features translations of some striking Aboriginal song poems. With pieces from 170 Australian poets, as well as short critical biographies, this careful reevaluation of Australian poetry makes this a superb book that can be read and enjoyed over a lifetime.

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