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Second Thoughts on The Georgics single work   poetry   "You'd have to be out of your mind"
  • Author:agent Philip Hodgins http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/hodgins-philip
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 Second Thoughts on The Georgics
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Meanjin vol. 48 no. 4 Summer 1989 Z183274 1989 periodical issue 1989 pg. 654-662
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Animal Warmth Philip Hodgins , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1990 Z8916 1990 selected work poetry North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1990 pg. 20-29
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Selected Poems Philip Hodgins , Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1997 Z338014 1997 selected work poetry A selection of poems from the work of one of Australia's finest poets, this collection includes work from Hodgins' previously published poetry collections, which include "Blood and Bone", "Down the Lake with Half a Chook", "Animal Warmth" and "Disposessed". Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1997 pg. 108-118
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon New Selected Poems Philip Hodgins , Potts Point : Duffy and Snellgrove , 2000 Z798009 2000 selected work poetry Potts Point : Duffy and Snellgrove , 2000 pg. 100-109

Works about this Work

Is There an Australian Pastoral Poetry? Andrew Taylor , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Le Simplegadi , November no. 14 2015; (p. 38-51)
Pastoral was common as a European literary genre from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. It existed in other artistic forms as well, especially in the visual arts, and after its demise as a distinct genre elements of it persisted into the twentieth century, for example in music. With the colonial spread of European culture the pastoral influence also extended into other countries, with a mixed fate. Recently, the term Pastoral has come back into prominence in literature in English, not only in Great Britain but also, notably in the USA and Australia, with the growth of writing motivated by ecological involvement with the natural world, especially landscape. This has led to re-definitions of the term Pastoral in the last few decades. A number of Australian poets are looked at to see whether, and how, their writing about landscape might relate to, or incorporate elements of the Pastoral. The Australian poet John Kinsella, in particular, has been a widely published spokesperson for a new definition of Pastoral. His published works trace his move from a politically activist anti-colonialist redefinition of Pastoral towards a quieter, more harmonious, and essentially ethical engagement with the natural world.
Is There an Australian Pastoral Poetry? Andrew Taylor , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Le Simplegadi , November no. 14 2015; (p. 38-51)
Pastoral was common as a European literary genre from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. It existed in other artistic forms as well, especially in the visual arts, and after its demise as a distinct genre elements of it persisted into the twentieth century, for example in music. With the colonial spread of European culture the pastoral influence also extended into other countries, with a mixed fate. Recently, the term Pastoral has come back into prominence in literature in English, not only in Great Britain but also, notably in the USA and Australia, with the growth of writing motivated by ecological involvement with the natural world, especially landscape. This has led to re-definitions of the term Pastoral in the last few decades. A number of Australian poets are looked at to see whether, and how, their writing about landscape might relate to, or incorporate elements of the Pastoral. The Australian poet John Kinsella, in particular, has been a widely published spokesperson for a new definition of Pastoral. His published works trace his move from a politically activist anti-colonialist redefinition of Pastoral towards a quieter, more harmonious, and essentially ethical engagement with the natural world.
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