Context and Poetic Perspective (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Rosemary Dobson's lifespan
Rosemary Dobson's lifespan
1920-2012
Ekphrasis
Ekphrasis
Poetic technique describing visual artworks in verse
3 main sources of Dobson's poetry
3 main sources of Dobson's poetry
Domestic life, European art, personal observation
Type of voice in Dobson's poetry
Type of voice in Dobson's poetry
Conversational, painterly
Windows & mirrors in Dobson's work
Windows & mirrors in Dobson's work
Perceptual frames revealing & distorting reality
Empathetic detachment
Empathetic detachment
Sympathising w/ flawed figures without judgement
Perceptual irony
Perceptual irony
Vision both enabled & limited by our circumstances
Redemptive observation
Redemptive observation
Finding grace in transience through precise seeing
Dobson's challenge to Aus. poetry
Dobson's challenge to Aus. poetry
Elevated domestic life vs. bush ballad masculinity
Dobson's first major publication
Dobson's first major publication
In a Convex Mirror (1944)