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xxiv, 429 pages ; 23 cm, \"This anthology is a thorough survey of poetry by Australians in English, beginning with a selection of contemporary work by younger poets, and going backward in time to the early colonial period. The selection is broad. In addition to poems in the literary tradition, it includes performance poetry, convict songs and old bush ballads.\" \"An extensive selection has been provided from the work of five major twentieth-century poets: Les Murray, Gwen Harwood, Judith Wright, A.D. Hope and Kenneth Slessor. Several features are provided to assist the reader: the date of each poem is provided, footnotes explain unfamiliar words and allusions, and brief biographical notes assist in locating each poet in his or her place in time.\" \"The aim of this anthology is the aim of poetry: to delight the mind.\"--Jacket, Includes indexes
- Author
- Leonard, John, 1940-
- Publisher
- Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780195506990
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities
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