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The unknown Judith Wright / Georgina Arnott.

By: Publisher: Crawley, Western Australia UWA Publishing, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: viii, 293 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781742588216
  • 1742588212
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 920.72 21
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Wyndham World -- ch. 2 The New England Wrights -- ch. 3 A Childhood Unravelled -- ch. 4 Becoming Modern -- ch. 5 A Very Model Student -- ch. 6 The Shaping of an Intellect -- ch. 7 Campus Literary Discussion -- ch. 8 The Poems That Came Before.
Summary: "Judith Wright (1915-2000) remains a giant figure within Australian art, culture and politics. Her 1946 collection of poetry, The Moving Image, revolutionised Australian poetry. She helped to establish the modern Australian environmental movement and was a key player in early campaigns for Aboriginal land rights. A friend and confidante of artists, writers, scholars, activists and policy makers - she remains an inspiration to many. And yet, as Georgina Arnott is able to show in this major new work, the biographical picture we have had of this renowned poet-activist has been very much a partial one. This book presents a more human figure than we have previously seen, and concentrates on Wright's younger years. New material allows us to hear, directly, thrillingly, the feisty voice of a young Judith Wright and forces us to reconsider the woman we thought we knew."--Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 920.72 WRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 67694

Library's N copy signed by Georgina Arnott, 11 May 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Wyndham World -- ch. 2 The New England Wrights -- ch. 3 A Childhood Unravelled -- ch. 4 Becoming Modern -- ch. 5 A Very Model Student -- ch. 6 The Shaping of an Intellect -- ch. 7 Campus Literary Discussion -- ch. 8 The Poems That Came Before.

"Judith Wright (1915-2000) remains a giant figure within Australian art, culture and politics. Her 1946 collection of poetry, The Moving Image, revolutionised Australian poetry. She helped to establish the modern Australian environmental movement and was a key player in early campaigns for Aboriginal land rights. A friend and confidante of artists, writers, scholars, activists and policy makers - she remains an inspiration to many. And yet, as Georgina Arnott is able to show in this major new work, the biographical picture we have had of this renowned poet-activist has been very much a partial one. This book presents a more human figure than we have previously seen, and concentrates on Wright's younger years. New material allows us to hear, directly, thrillingly, the feisty voice of a young Judith Wright and forces us to reconsider the woman we thought we knew."--Back cover.

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