Selected Poems
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
In this foundational and historically significant collection, celebrated literary visionary Rex Ingamells delivers Selected Poems, a definitive showcase of his pioneering mid-century verse. Released as the premier volume in the esteemed Georgian House Poets series, this anthology serves as a cornerstone artifact of the Jindyworobak movement—an avant-garde literary crusade that sought to free Australian art from European stylistic traditions by deeply anchoring it in the raw, primeval realities of the local landscape and geography. The narrative arc of the collection sweeps across iconic outback landscapes, from the wind-stirred red ranges of the MacDonnells to the quiet majesty of hidden gum valleys. Through sharp, distinctively atmospheric imagery, Ingamells masterfully records the unique voices of native wildlife and prehistoric wilderness, all while exploring themes of cultural alienation, national identity, and environmental truth. Presented as a hardback volume complete with its authentic, vintage dust jacket, this scarce 1944 first edition remains an indispensable acquisition for institutional libraries, historians of the Australian avant-garde, and dedicated collectors of classic regional poetry.
Author: Rex Ingamells
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
In this foundational and historically significant collection, celebrated literary visionary Rex Ingamells delivers Selected Poems, a definitive showcase of his pioneering mid-century verse. Released as the premier volume in the esteemed Georgian House Poets series, this anthology serves as a cornerstone artifact of the Jindyworobak movement—an avant-garde literary crusade that sought to free Australian art from European stylistic traditions by deeply anchoring it in the raw, primeval realities of the local landscape and geography. The narrative arc of the collection sweeps across iconic outback landscapes, from the wind-stirred red ranges of the MacDonnells to the quiet majesty of hidden gum valleys. Through sharp, distinctively atmospheric imagery, Ingamells masterfully records the unique voices of native wildlife and prehistoric wilderness, all while exploring themes of cultural alienation, national identity, and environmental truth. Presented as a hardback volume complete with its authentic, vintage dust jacket, this scarce 1944 first edition remains an indispensable acquisition for institutional libraries, historians of the Australian avant-garde, and dedicated collectors of classic regional poetry.