THE BEST OF BANJO PATERSON
Selected by Walter Stone
The Best of Banjo Paterson is a comprehensive anthology of the Banjo's ballads and prose, selected by biliographer Walter Stone. It is a compaion volume to The World of Henry Lawson. No poet deserves the title of Australia's national balladist mkore than Andrew Barton Paterson. Four generations of his countrymen have thrilled to the breakneck dash of The Man from Snowy River, wondered at the loneliness of Clancy's droving days and chuckled at the wry bush humour of City of Dreadful Thirst, Waltzing Matilda, a contender for the national anthem, is probably identified with Australia more than any other poem.
The Banjo loved th bush and told the world about it. He lauded the courage and skill of bush horsemen and glorified the tough, honest virtues of bush life. If his verse was sometimes sentimental - like On Kiley's Run - it had a warmth that touched the heart of the national consciousness. The Banjo's ballads have also endurred because of their comfortable style and easy metre that evokes the rythmic jingle of snaffle and spur.
Banjo Paterson's name, and snatches of his verse, are known in every Australian home. The Best of Banjo Paterson liberally illustrated with photographs of his day, fills the gaps and establishes his place in Australia's literature for all time.
- Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket
- Dust Jacket Torn
- First Edition 1977
- Scarce and Valuable Title
- Great Coffee Table Book
- Size 21cm W x 28cm H
- 464 Pages in Good Condition
ISBN 0727100645
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