Charles Harpur
Charles Harpur (born January 23, 1813 in Windsor , New South Wales , † June 10, 1868 ibid) was an Australian poet.
Works
- Thoughts. A series of suns. 1845.
- The bushrangers. A play in five acts and other poems. 1853.
- The tower of the dream. 1865.
- ›Rosa‹: Love sonnets to Mary Doyle. (ed. 1948)
literature
- J. Normington-Rawling: Harpur, Charles (1813-1868). In: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Volume 1, Melbourne University Press, 1966, pp. 514f. (on-line)
- Paul Kane: Australian poetry: romanticism and negativity . Cambridge University Press, 1996, ISBN 0-521-43239-1 ( online in Google Book Search).
- Peter Pierce (Ed.): The Cambridge History of Australian Literature . Cambridge University Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-521-88165-4 ( online in Google Book Search).
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Harpur, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Windsor , New South Wales |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1868 |
| Place of death | Windsor , New South Wales |