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Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 Toil and Spin : Two Directions in Modern Poetry
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Richmond, East Melbourne - Richmond area, Melbourne, Victoria,:Hutchinson , 1979 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Toil and Spin : Two Directions in Modern Poetry : Introduction, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 1-5)
Prosy Songs, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 9-17)
Popular Paterson, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism
Wallace-Crabbe investigates the appeal of Paterson's poetry to generations of Australians, concluding that Paterson "sensed something that was potentially in the air, named it and shaped it in a memorable form". The myths of the bush and bushmen found in Paterson's verse have endured in Australia's popular culture, explaining Paterson's continued popularity.
 (p. 18-28)
Simplicities, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 29-32)
The Good Christian Practises Light Verse, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 33-48)
Randall Jarrell's Plain Speaking, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 49-58)
Bruce Dawe's Inventiveness, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 59-68)
Kenneth Slessor and the Powers of Language, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 71-82)
Touching the Cantos, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 83-88)
Robert Lowell's Versions of History, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 102-114)
Stanzas in Our Time, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 115-121)
Matters of Style : Judith Wright and Elizabeth Bishop, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 122-129)
Flavours of Two Countries, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 130-139)
The Experimental Artist, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work criticism (p. 140-151)
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