David Watt Ian Campbell (1915–1979)
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Œuvres de David Watt Ian Campbell
Speak with the sun 5 exemplaires
The miracle of Mullion Hill : poems 5 exemplaires
Cocky's calendar : poems 1 exemplaire
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- Date de naissance
- 1915-07-16
- Date de décès
- 1979-07-29
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Australia
- Lieu de naissance
- Ellerslie Station, New South Wales, Australia
- Lieu du décès
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Études
- University of Cambridge (Jesus College)
- Prix et distinctions
- Distinguished Flying Cross
Mullion Park in Gungahlin, A.C.T. is named in honor of Campbell's poetry book 'The Miracle of Mullion Hill'.
Henry Lawson Australian Arts award (1970)
Patrick White Award (1975)
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- Œuvres
- 18
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 98
- Popularité
- #193,038
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 21
- Langues
- 1
I find I'm fairly indifferent to the learned bits of this, mainly translations and imitations from the Russian, but some of the lyrics, especially the Aust Pastoral pieces, are extraordinary. The book was published posthumously, and it's hard not to read a number of the poems as being poignantly suffused with a sense of death as imminent. 'Crab', 'The Broken Mask' and the whole 'With a Blue Dog' section stand out for me in this first encounter. I want to put Campbell's 'five wants and a howl' right up there with 'helpless, naked, piping loud' as phrases abut birth.… (plus d'informations)