The Self and the Other Beyond Landscape and Language. A review of Concrete Horizons: Romantic Irony in the Poetry of David Malouf and Samuel Wagan Watson by Ruth Barratt-Peacock
The Self and the Other Beyond Landscape and Language. A review of Concrete Horizons: Romantic Irony in the Poetry of David Malouf and Samuel Wagan Watson by Ruth Barratt-Peacock
Author(s): Bernadetta JankowskaSubject(s): Poetry, Comparative Study of Literature, Other Language Literature, Book-Review, Theory of Literature
Published by: Ośrodek Badań Filozoficznych
Keywords: Australian poetry; Romantic irony; Indigenous writing; David Malouf; Samuel Wagan Watson; Ruth Barratt-Peacock;
Summary/Abstract: Concrete Horizons: Romantic Irony in the Poetry of David Malouf and Samuel Wagan Watson by Ruth Barratt-Peacock is a multidimensional study devoted to the poetic output of two contemporary Australian poets. The book is an essential publication in which the main motifs and themes of David Malouf and Samul Wagan Watson’s poetry are analysed. Moreover, by applying the concept of Romantic irony, Barratt-Peacock develops a new approach towards the poetry of the Antipodes.
Journal: AVANT. Pismo Awangardy Filozoficzno-Naukowej
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 1-7
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English