Henry Lawson: The Man and the Legend by Manning Clark
Manning Clark intimately reconstructs Lawson's agonising, and ultimately unsuccessful search for fulfilment of genius and happiness.
Henry Lawson was a deeply divided man. He was a soul burdened with an insatiable craving for love, a combative spirit with impossible hopes that mankind might sort itself our. Yet, he openly loathed huge sections of humanity and sang the blessings of war.
Manning Clark intimately reconstructs Lawson's agonising, and ultimately unsuccessful search for fulfilment of genius and happiness. The great irony is that Lawson's poetry inspired the feeling that life was worth living.
Format: Paperback | 188 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.2 x 15.6 x 1.3 | 236g
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Publication City/Country: Melbourne, Australia
Language: English
Edition Statement: Revised ed.
ISBN10: 0522846955
ISBN13: 9780522846959
Condition: Good
A vintage ex-library book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks, and a fair amount of creasing, but no holes or tears. There is a library sticker at the top of the front cover, and one on the bottom of the spine. The book has a clear plastic dust jacket. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text. The book has the usual ex-library markings and stamps. No missing pages. An old and aged, but still a clean, solid, and readable copy.