Poems
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Protected by plastic jacket sleeve. Light foxing on first few pages then pages clear
A landmark work in Australian literary history, Poems by Furnley Maurice presents the verse of Frank Wilmot, a Melbourne poet who wrote under the pen name Furnley Maurice and became one of the most distinctive voices of early twentieth-century Australian poetry. The collection showcases a lyrical yet socially conscious tone, as Wilmot chronicles the tensions between industrialisation and the natural world, urban life and idealism, with a sensitivity that set him apart from his contemporaries. His verse argues passionately for a uniquely Australian cultural identity at a time when the nation was still defining itself on the world stage. Written with both tenderness and intellectual vigour, the poems range from intimate personal reflections to sweeping meditations on society and progress. This collection remains an essential document for readers interested in the foundations of a distinctly Australian poetic tradition.
Author: Furnley Maurice (Frank Wilmot)
Format: Hardback
Published: 1944, Lothian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Protected by plastic jacket sleeve. Light foxing on first few pages then pages clear
A landmark work in Australian literary history, Poems by Furnley Maurice presents the verse of Frank Wilmot, a Melbourne poet who wrote under the pen name Furnley Maurice and became one of the most distinctive voices of early twentieth-century Australian poetry. The collection showcases a lyrical yet socially conscious tone, as Wilmot chronicles the tensions between industrialisation and the natural world, urban life and idealism, with a sensitivity that set him apart from his contemporaries. His verse argues passionately for a uniquely Australian cultural identity at a time when the nation was still defining itself on the world stage. Written with both tenderness and intellectual vigour, the poems range from intimate personal reflections to sweeping meditations on society and progress. This collection remains an essential document for readers interested in the foundations of a distinctly Australian poetic tradition.