Forty Years' Poems
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A titan of Australian verse, Robert D. FitzGerald spent four decades crafting a body of work that stands as one of the most significant contributions to the nation's literary canon, and Forty Years' Poems presents the magnificent culmination of that journey. This landmark collection gathers the finest work from a career spanning the mid-twentieth century, showcasing FitzGerald's commanding voice as it moves through meditations on time, history, human endurance, and the elemental Australian landscape — a landscape he regarded not merely as backdrop, but as a living philosophical force. FitzGerald's style is marked by a rigorous intellectual precision married to a deeply felt lyricism, placing him firmly in the tradition of poets who believe verse must do serious moral and metaphysical work. His influences range from classical forms to a distinctly antipodean sensibility, and critics have long aligned him with the great modernist voices of his era. Published by Angus and Robertson — the foremost publisher of Australian literature — this collection is an essential volume for any reader who wishes to understand the full depth and ambition of Australian poetry. What does it mean to spend a lifetime devoted to the craft of verse? FitzGerald's answer resounds on every page.
Author: Robert D. Fitzgerald
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Angus and Robertson
Genre: Poetry
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A titan of Australian verse, Robert D. FitzGerald spent four decades crafting a body of work that stands as one of the most significant contributions to the nation's literary canon, and Forty Years' Poems presents the magnificent culmination of that journey. This landmark collection gathers the finest work from a career spanning the mid-twentieth century, showcasing FitzGerald's commanding voice as it moves through meditations on time, history, human endurance, and the elemental Australian landscape — a landscape he regarded not merely as backdrop, but as a living philosophical force. FitzGerald's style is marked by a rigorous intellectual precision married to a deeply felt lyricism, placing him firmly in the tradition of poets who believe verse must do serious moral and metaphysical work. His influences range from classical forms to a distinctly antipodean sensibility, and critics have long aligned him with the great modernist voices of his era. Published by Angus and Robertson — the foremost publisher of Australian literature — this collection is an essential volume for any reader who wishes to understand the full depth and ambition of Australian poetry. What does it mean to spend a lifetime devoted to the craft of verse? FitzGerald's answer resounds on every page.