Adam Lindsay Gordon (Livres)

Adam Lindsay Gordon Livres

Adam Lindsay Gordon fut un poète et athlète australien dont la vie fut marquée par une passion pour la poésie et une existence vécue à la limite. Ses œuvres, souvent influencées par ses expériences de jockey et son style de vie bohème, explorent des thèmes tels que la solitude et la quête de sens. Le style de Gordon se caractérise par sa musicalité et sa profondeur, avec des vers qui reflètent ses luttes intérieures et son esprit romantique. Bien que pas toujours couronnée de succès commercial de son vivant, sa poésie a été reconnue pour sa sincérité et sa puissante expression lyrique, lui assurant une place dans la littérature australienne.

Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes

Although the history of anglophone Australian verse dates back to early colonial times, one of the first antipodean voices recognised as genuinely poetic was that of Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833 - 1870). During his short and tragic life, Gordon published two volumes of verse, the second of which was Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes, which appeared in the year of his death by suicide. Gordon's verses vary widely in quality, but do contain many lines of great power. Gordon was a skilled and adventurous horseman, and many of his poems relate to horses and horse riding. This reissued edition of Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes includes contributions from authors Douglas Sladen and Marcus Clarke, as well as an early review of Bush Ballads, published in The Argus newspaper, Melbourne. It also contains historical images associated with Adam Lindsay Gordon, which helps to convey the historical context of Gordon's work.