The Wild Reciter
Poetry and Popular Culture in Australia 1890-2020
$31.99
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2024
Summary
Just over a century ago, poetry was all the rage in Australia. Newspapers and magazines published it, entertainers and elocutionists performed it on stages across the country, and ordinary Australians recited it in schools, local halls, and suburban parlours. Yet this communal experience of poetry has now largely disappeared.
In The Wild Reciter, Peter Kirkpatrick examines how this change occurred by exploring the shifting relationships between poetry and popular culture, and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522880298 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522880290 |
| Author: | Peter Kirkpatrick |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 234mm x 154mm |
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About The Author
Peter Kirkpatrick
Peter Kirkpatrick has published widely in Australian literary studies and cultural history, and is an honorary associate professor in the discipline of English and Writing at the University of Sydney. He is the author of three poetry collections.
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