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Issue Details: First known date: 1958... 1958 The Cathedral
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  • Verse drama.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,:Cathedral Church of Saint David , 1968 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Spirit of the Cathedrali"Whatever is beautiful, whatever rouses", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Landi"Like the palm of an open hand", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Peasant's Daughteri"Among meads many my mother bore me,", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 8)
Bishopi"I Richard Le Jeun, Bishop, being", Clive Sansom , single work poetry
The Bishop of York seeks and gains the Pope's permission to build a cathedral beyond the jurisdiction of the king and his soldiers.
 (p. 9-12)
Quarry-Masteri"Here is its birthplace; this vast cave", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 12)
Dedicationi"Of course I remember - April, the Feast of Vitalis,", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 13)
Architecti"Those men, our fathers, returning from the First Crusade,", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 14-17)
Note: Sections I and VII from the original poem (1958) are omitted in this publication
Ballad of the Bishop's Treesi"Now listen well to the tale I tell,", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 17-19)
Gargoylesi"Crouch we and leer from our quoin of the guttering,", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 20)
Crusaderi"Cathedral Guide", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 21-24)
Wood-Carveri"'You carve the misericords - you and John.", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 25-27)
Corpus Christi Playi"'A Paradise is to be built on a raised platform", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Martyri"No, do not pity me. It came swiftly", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Peoplei"We, too, the people of England,", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 30-32)
Vespersi"So vast a gloom in the vast Cathedral", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Travelling Preacheri"Mark that mock-priest,", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 33-34)
The Devili"In the same year came the Devil to Dorbury", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 35)
Sanctuaryi"By Scanton Market Cross", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 35-39)
Candle Caroli"To this Cathedral", Clive Sansom , single work poetry children's (p. 39-40)
The Reliquaryi"'Drunk, sir? Me? Not a pint I've touched", Clive Sansom , single work poetry (p. 40-42)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Methuen ,       1958 .
      Extent: 118p.
      Note/s:
      • Epigraph: While they lasted ... they were not the Middle Ages at all. They hadn't the faintest idea that they were medieval. John Livingston Lowes.
      • Contains the author's historical notes on 45 of the poems (107-118).
      • Author's note: In this poem I have tried to build an English cathedral and to suggest the life it held, particularly in the Middle Ages. Although Salisbury is its core, I have not attempted a portrait of any one cathedral but have included features and incidents from many (107).
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Four Verse Dramas Clive Sansom , Hobart : Ruth Sansom , 1991 Z129835 1991 selected work drama Hobart : Ruth Sansom , 1991 pg. 1-63
    • Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,: Cathedral Church of Saint David , 1968 .
      Extent: 63p.
      Edition info: Abridged edition published to mark the centenary of St David's Cathedral, Hobart.
      Note/s:
      • This edition omits twelve poems and the historical notes from the original edition. Poems omitted are: 'Stone-Carver', 'Wandering Scholars', 'Spire-Builder', 'Pilgrim', 'Plague-Pit', 'The Clock', 'The Doom Painting', 'The Wavering Canon', 'Ironside', 'Restorer', 'Sundial', and 'The Close'.
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Works about this Work

Clive Sansom Owen W. Reid , 1965 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tasmanian Education , December vol. 17 no. 3 1965; (p. 130-133)
Poetry Chronicle R. F. Brissenden , 1958 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 1958; (p. 342-348)
— Review of The Cathedral Clive Sansom , 1958 single work drama ; Antipodes in Shoes Geoffrey Dutton , 1958 selected work poetry ; Ramajerri : An Aboriginal Ballad Clair White , 1958 single work poetry ; Selected Poems Marjory R. Casson , 1958 selected work poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Verse 1958 anthology poetry ; Poems of David Martin, 1938-1958 David Martin , 1958 selected work poetry ; The Wattle and the Rowan John White , 1956 selected work poetry
Untitled G. K. W. Johnston , 1958 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 1958; (p. 345)
— Review of The Cathedral Clive Sansom , 1958 single work drama
Untitled G. K. W. Johnston , 1958 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 1958; (p. 345)
— Review of The Cathedral Clive Sansom , 1958 single work drama
Poetry Chronicle R. F. Brissenden , 1958 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 1958; (p. 342-348)
— Review of The Cathedral Clive Sansom , 1958 single work drama ; Antipodes in Shoes Geoffrey Dutton , 1958 selected work poetry ; Ramajerri : An Aboriginal Ballad Clair White , 1958 single work poetry ; Selected Poems Marjory R. Casson , 1958 selected work poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Verse 1958 anthology poetry ; Poems of David Martin, 1938-1958 David Martin , 1958 selected work poetry ; The Wattle and the Rowan John White , 1956 selected work poetry
Clive Sansom Owen W. Reid , 1965 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tasmanian Education , December vol. 17 no. 3 1965; (p. 130-133)
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