Analysing - Literature review Example

Coobes, H. C. (1981) Trial Balance. MacMillan. In this book, H.C. Coombs, also known as nugget Coombs, describes Judith Wright as the ‘wisest of poets’ due to her understanding of the Australian culture, society, history and for her efforts to bring forth and record these in the form of poems for everyone to read, remember and ponder on. Heidegger, M. (2006) The Thinker as Poet’, Poetry, Language, Thought. New York: Harper and Row. This book highlights the works of Judith Wright as a poet that helped to shape the minds of her readers and demonstrates her as a thinker with command over language and techniques that help to express herself to her readers. This work also brings forth the ability of Judith Wright to connect to her readers on a philosophical level forcing them to think about what they have read in her poems. Hope, A. D. (1975) Australian Writers & Their Work, Judith Wright. Melbourne: Oxford University Press In this literary text, A.D. Hope, a contemporary to Judith Wright, discusses the works of the Australian writers, their inspirations, styles and the effect that these writers had on the Australian literature. Though both of the poets belonged to the same era of Australian literary time scale, this book provides an interesting view on what Hope thought about the work of Judith Wright. It will not be incorrect to say that many of their works had similar themes in terms of the issues highlighted by the poets. The book provides readers with inspiration to read Judith Wright’s views on A.D. Hope and provides impetus for further research on the Australian poetic similarities and dissimilarities that existed within a time frame. Judith Wright Collected Poems 1942-1985. (2002). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. This book which is a collection of many of the poetically triumphant works of Judith Wright, helps readers to discover the various aspects of the Australian life that she thought need to be held up and highlighted for a reader’s attention. For example, The poem ‘Gum Trees Stripping’, by Judith Wright which forms a part of the ‘Judith Wright Collected Poems’ go a long way in demonstrating the love that the poet held for nature and was concerned about the ecological and environmental impacts that the actions of mankind had on the natural environment in Australia. McLaren, J. (1989) Australian Literature: A Historical Introduction. Longman, Cheshire, Melbourne: Guilford Publications. This literary text forms an introduction to the path of development that was taken by Australia ever since the coming of the Aborigines, till the emergence of Australia as a major force shaping the world culture. It is relevant as McLaren states Judith Wright’s works includes her poems ranging from issues and concerns for nature, to the native Aboriginal tribal rights, the state of the architecture of historical interest, relationships shared in a society, to the thought of the aimless race of the mankind towards technology, this book captures the very essence of Wright that spoke and stood for everything truly Australian. This book undoubtedly forms the basic backbone of the research work for the essay, since it not only discusses the impact of Judith Wright’s works in shaping the understanding of Australia but also helps us compare the work with various other writers of the same and different era in Australia, thereby giving a holistic approach and view of the events, people, culture, etc that form the very foundation of the present Australian society. Through this work of McLaren, the various poetic styles of poets could be compared to the literary acumen of Judith Wright. This book can help readers to identify with the sentiments and emotions that Judith Wright wanted to share with her readers. This book helps to highlight the value of the writing techniques, the astounding and creative use of words from the English language with inclusions of the traditional words of Australia that brought in the flavor of the land and helped readers connect with the era gone by. The main impetus provided by this book which helped in the research was the ability of the author to bring forth the literary qualities of Judith Wright’s writing style which made her different from other poets talking about similar subjects. The works of Judith Wright was accentuated which prompts the study of further works of Judith Wright and also encourage the readers to dig further into the literary history of Australian literature. Thus, this book is one of the main sources which help us understand how a poet can reach his or her readers minds and make an impact on him or her with the efficient use of works, techniques and messages of historical and cultural contexts. Brady, V. (2005) What are Writers for in a Destitute Time? Judith Wright and the Search for Australia, Local – Global: Studies in Community Sustainability, [Online] 3. Available from: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/8rf1swfx2ofdz.pdf [Accessed 19-September-2008]. The essay authored by Veronica Brady brings forth the role that Judith Wright’s poems played in rediscovering Australia to the newer generations and will continue to do so in the times to come. The depth and strength of her poems that came from the clever use of words and metaphors and similes and play of rhyme and rhythm made an impact on the readers’ mind that brought forth the vivid images of Australia that was. Hall, G.V. (2000) “Australian poet and prophet (1915-2000)” National Outlook, [Online] Available from: http://www.acu.edu.au/theology/Judith.htm [Accessed 19-September-2008]. This work by Gerard Hall is a tribute to the writing styles of many Australian writers, most notable among them was Judith Wright. In this critique he talks about Wright’s writing style of providing the readers with a ‘metaphysical mindscapes’ that formed a link between the poet and the reader. He suggests that Wright’s poems not only had the effect of creating visual images in the minds of readers but each of her poems had the unique ability to make an aural or oral communication that would resonate with phonological identity in the minds of the readers for times to come. Hall’s essay stresses the fact that natural images created by Wright in her poems had a trait of uninhibited pride in being an Australian along with sadness at the deteriorating situations that might affect the readers in different ways. From this essay we find that Wright made a connection with her readers by not only intelligent use of context, language, structure and techniques in poetry but also by her aesthetic attempts to bring about receptivity of the unknown possibilities that her poems epitomized. Judith Wright played with her readers senses by the right mix of reality with metaphors in her verses; she delved into the realms of ambiguities that defined the very soul of Australia. This essay helped would help one to understand the philosophic visions of Wright’s poems for example: The Killer, Woman to Man, Woman to Child, South of My Day that drove not only the cognitive insights but also the deep connection that existed between the environment, life and the readers. With a focus on giving the words of her poems a life of their own, Judith Wright approached her work with a holistic admiration for the reality. This approach not only reached out to readers in Australia but had the desired impact on the readers across the world. Her poems ranging from the simplest of verses to the metaphorically enunciated riches reached audiences of all age groups, especially the active younger generations who can make an impact on the way things are in Australia. Through this essay, an insight is provided about the very grounded nature of Judith Wright which one might otherwise overlook under the trance of her beautifully crafted and worded poems. Harrison, M. (2006) The Degradation of Land and the Position of Poetry. COLLOQUY text theory critique, [Online] 12. Available from: www.colloquy.monash.edu.au/issue12/harrison.pdf [Accessed 19-September-2008]. In this paper, he points out at the various language styles and writing techniques that had been used by poets like Judith Wright to make their readers aware of the issues concerning nature and Australian environment. This work of Martin Harrison is a critical paper on the degradation of the Australian environment due to the changes of: culture, society, moral values, technology, urbanism, poverty, along with a concern for the degradation in the position that was enjoyed by poetry in Australia. Harrison brings forth his concern by citing poets and writers such as Judith Wright who were environmentally aware and their work reflected the views that they held about the “land of environmentally abundant”, Australia. He begins his paper with a very important question as to “How much Australian Poetry is ecological?” Read More