Epigraph:
“The mysteries remain,
I keep the same
cycle of seed time
and of sun and rain;
Demeter in the grass
I multiply,
renew and bless
Iacchus in the vine;
I hold the law,
I keep the mysteries true,
the first of these
to name the living, dead;
I am red wine and bread.
I keep the law,
I hold the mysteries true,
I am the vine,
the branches, you
and you.”
H.D., “The Mysteries, VI”
Against the Grain : Beverley Farmer's Writing
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
2001
Z895457
2001
selected work
criticism
Discusses both Farmer's poetry, fiction and criticism against the background of recent "dynamic revaluations of language and contexts" and examines the ways in which Farmer's writing leads readers "beyond familiar thresholds." Includes a chronology of Farmer's life, xi-xiv and bibliography 249-255.
