A Vision of Ceremony

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A Vision of Ceremony
Author James McAuley
Language English
GenrePoetry collection
Publisher Angus and Robertson
Publication date
1956
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages69 pp.
Awards1956 Grace Leven Prize for Poetry

A Vision of Ceremony is a collection of poems by Australian writer James McAuley, published by Angus and Robertson in 1956. [1]

Contents

The collection contains 31 poems, most of which had been previously published in Australian literary publications such as The Bulletin , Hermes, Meanjin , Southerly and various original poetry anthologies. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Writing in The Bulletin a reviewer noted McAuley's "shrewd, nuggety plainness of style" and the poet being "more often digged than solemn." [3]

Ian Mair, in The Age, thought of the poet that the "irony and hard glitter that once he had have now gone" cloncluding that McAuley is best "when he is a romantic." [4]

Awards

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References

  1. "A Vision of Ceremony by James McAuley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. "A Vision of Ceremony by James McAuley". Austlit. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ""James McAuley's Poems"". The Bulletin, 31 October 1956, p2. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ""James McAuley's New Poems"". The Age, 6 October 1956, p19. ProQuest   2520409045 . Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. "Austlit — A Vision of Ceremony – Awards by James McAuley". Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2024.