The unknown Judith Wright

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The work The unknown Judith Wright represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

The unknown Judith Wright

Statement of responsibility

Georgina Arnott

Creator

• trueArnott, Georgina

Author

• trueArnott, Georgina

Subject

• trueEnvironmentalists
• truePoetry -- Australian
• truePoets
• truePoets, Australian -- 20th century -- Biography
• trueAustralia -- History -- 20th century
• Women environmentalists -- Australia -- Biography
• Wright, Judith, 1915-2000
• Wright, Judith, 1915-2000 -- Childhood and youth
• trueSocial advocates
• trueAustralian

Genre

• trueBiography

Language

eng

Summary

Judith Wright (1915-2000) remains a giant figure within Australian art, culture and politics. Her 1946 collection of poetry, The Moving Image, revolutionised Australian poetry. She helped to establish the modern Australian environmental movement and was a key player in early campaigns for Aboriginal land rights. A friend and confidante of artists, writers, scholars, activists and policy makers - she remains an inspiration to many. And yet, as Georgina Arnott is able to show in this major new work, the biographical picture we have had of this renowned poet-activist has been very much a partial one. This book presents a more human figure than we have previously seen, and concentrates on Wright's younger years. New material allows us to hear, directly, thrillingly, the feisty voice of a young Judith Wright and forces us to reconsider the woman we thought we knew

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

AU@

Dewey number

B

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult