A.D. Hope
A Life
$36.47
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2026
Summary
The first biography of A.D. Hope, one of Australia’s greatest poets.
Alec Derwent Hope (1907-2000) was one of Australia’s most acclaimed poets. His first collection was not published until he was forty-eight years old, mainly because of its sexual nature and fears of censorship, but its release cemented his reputation.
This biography recounts Hope’s early life in rural Tasmania, the influences of his education at Sydney and Oxford universities, his notoriety as a critic and wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760645885 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1760645885 |
| Author: | Susan Lever |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | La Trobe University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 396g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 155mm x 232mm |
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Susan Lever
Susan Lever taught literature for many years at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. She is the author and editor of several books, including The Oxford Book of Australian Women’s Verse and A Question of Commitment: Australian Literature in the Twenty Years after the War.
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