Singer Of The Bush: A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson 1885-1900 & Song Of The Pen: A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson 1901-1941
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: faded slipcase
Few voices have ever captured the soul of a nation quite like Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson, and this magnificent two-volume set — Singer of the Bush (1885–1900) and Song of the Pen (1901–1941) — presents the full breadth of his literary genius in one definitive collection. Together, the volumes chronicle Paterson's extraordinary career, from his earliest celebrated ballads of the Australian bush through to his later prose and verse, painting an vivid portrait of a continent and its people through the eyes of its most beloved poet. The first volume immortalises the era that gave the world The Man from Snowy River and Waltzing Matilda, whilst the second illustrates how Paterson's pen continued to shape Australian cultural identity well into the twentieth century. Paterson's work stands as an enduring cornerstone of Australian literature, suffused with a rugged romanticism, dry wit, and an unflinching reverence for the landscape and the larrikin spirit. His ballads do not merely entertain — they argue for a uniquely Australian mythology, one born of hardship, humour, and an unbreakable bond with the land. This scholarly yet deeply accessible collection is an essential acquisition for anyone who wishes to understand the literary foundations of the Australian national character, and a testament to a poet whose words, over a century on, refuse to be silenced.
Author: A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Lansdowne Press
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: faded slipcase
Few voices have ever captured the soul of a nation quite like Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson, and this magnificent two-volume set — Singer of the Bush (1885–1900) and Song of the Pen (1901–1941) — presents the full breadth of his literary genius in one definitive collection. Together, the volumes chronicle Paterson's extraordinary career, from his earliest celebrated ballads of the Australian bush through to his later prose and verse, painting an vivid portrait of a continent and its people through the eyes of its most beloved poet. The first volume immortalises the era that gave the world The Man from Snowy River and Waltzing Matilda, whilst the second illustrates how Paterson's pen continued to shape Australian cultural identity well into the twentieth century. Paterson's work stands as an enduring cornerstone of Australian literature, suffused with a rugged romanticism, dry wit, and an unflinching reverence for the landscape and the larrikin spirit. His ballads do not merely entertain — they argue for a uniquely Australian mythology, one born of hardship, humour, and an unbreakable bond with the land. This scholarly yet deeply accessible collection is an essential acquisition for anyone who wishes to understand the literary foundations of the Australian national character, and a testament to a poet whose words, over a century on, refuse to be silenced.