The World Of The Sentimental Bloke
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: worn spine
Few figures loom as large in the Australian literary imagination as Bill, the rough-hewn larrikin whose tender heart and comic misadventures first captured the nation's affection in C.J. Dennis's beloved verse narrative. The World of the Sentimental Bloke, compiled by Barry Watts, is a rich celebration of that enduring cultural icon, gathering together the poetry, illustrations, and contextual material that surround Dennis's seminal work and illuminating the world from which it sprang — the bustling, bawdy, warm-hearted streets of early twentieth-century urban Australia. This anthology is a testament to the remarkable staying power of vernacular verse and the Australian idiom, presenting a portrait of a nation finding its own literary voice through the larrikin tradition. Watts curates with a sure hand, allowing readers to appreciate not only the humour and pathos of the original poems but also the rich cultural and historical tapestry that made The Sentimental Bloke a phenomenon upon its 1915 publication. For anyone who has ever wondered how a knockabout bloke from the Melbourne slums became one of Australia's most beloved literary heroes, this collection holds the answer.
Author: Barry Watts
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: worn spine
Few figures loom as large in the Australian literary imagination as Bill, the rough-hewn larrikin whose tender heart and comic misadventures first captured the nation's affection in C.J. Dennis's beloved verse narrative. The World of the Sentimental Bloke, compiled by Barry Watts, is a rich celebration of that enduring cultural icon, gathering together the poetry, illustrations, and contextual material that surround Dennis's seminal work and illuminating the world from which it sprang — the bustling, bawdy, warm-hearted streets of early twentieth-century urban Australia. This anthology is a testament to the remarkable staying power of vernacular verse and the Australian idiom, presenting a portrait of a nation finding its own literary voice through the larrikin tradition. Watts curates with a sure hand, allowing readers to appreciate not only the humour and pathos of the original poems but also the rich cultural and historical tapestry that made The Sentimental Bloke a phenomenon upon its 1915 publication. For anyone who has ever wondered how a knockabout bloke from the Melbourne slums became one of Australia's most beloved literary heroes, this collection holds the answer.