The best of men declines: Postnationalism in the poetry of Vincent O'Sullivan
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Authors
Strongman, L.
Keywords
Poetry
Vincent O'Sullivan
Postnationalism
Literary theory
Vincent O'Sullivan
Postnationalism
Literary theory
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Issue Date
2007
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Type
Conference Paper
Language
en
Abstract
In this paper, Vincent O'Sullivan's engagement with literary theory and what is termed a post-national engagement with history will be examined in aspects of his poetry from the sequence of volumes beginning with the Montana winner, Seeing You Asked (1998), continued with Lucky Table (2001, a Montana runner-up), and the Montana winning, Nice Morning For It, Adam (2004). The recent poetry volume, Blame Vermeer (2007) will also considered within this rubric.
Citation
Strongman, L. (2007). The best of men declines: Postnationalism in the poetry of Vincent O'Sullivan. In 2007 Congress of Te Whainga Aronui The Council for the Humanities, Wellington, New Zealand.