The Temple of Infamy single work   poetry   satire   "Weary of life almost, to think how Wrong"
  • Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 The Temple of Infamy
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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , Elizabeth Perkins (editor), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 Z459555 1984 selected work poetry satire 'This collection represents one version of almost every poem written by Charles Harpur, with the omission of some translations and paraphrases. The verse drama, "Stalwart the Bushranger", and the fragments of the dramatic poem "King Saul" are not included. ... The collection is edited from Harpur's manuscript poems held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and from printed copies in colonial newspapers when no manuscript version existed.' (Preface) Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 pg. 581-596
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Unsparing Scourge : Australian Satirical Texts 1845-1860 Vincent O'Sullivan (editor), Nedlands : University of Western Australia. Centre for Studies in Australian Literature , 1988 Z420571 1988 anthology poetry short story criticism biography satire Nedlands : University of Western Australia. Centre for Studies in Australian Literature , 1988 pg. 26-55
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