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Scottish aristocrat, rebellious youth, expert horseman, MP and poet - beneath the image of rake and hellraiser, Gordon remained a frustated conservative. A flawed hero, he was acclaimed as Australia’s National Poet in 1933. Hutton examines him as a man and a poet against his culture and his times.
Adam Lindsay Gordon
The Man and the Myth
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220 pages
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2 June 1992
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Summary
Biography of Adam Lindsay Gordon, Australia’s ‘National Poet’, examines the life of the man and the myths surrounding him.Scottish aristocrat, rebellious youth, expert horseman, club-man, MP and poet-beneath the image of rake and hell-raiser, Adam Lindsay Gordon remained a conservative, frustrated with his failure to achieve the success he had expected from life. He finished his passionate life as dramatically as he had lived it, in a mixture of glory and outrage. A flawed hero, he was acclai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522847086 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522847080 |
| Author: | Geoffrey Hutton |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 220 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 2 June 1992 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 154mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Melbourne University Press Australian Lives S. |
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