McAuley, James Phillip

McAuley, James Phillip

▪ Australian poet
born Oct. 12, 1917, Lakemba, N.S.W., Australia
died Oct. 15, 1976, Hobart, Tasmania

      Australian poet noted for his classical approach, great technical skill, and academic point of view.

      Educated at the University of Sydney, he taught for a while, served with Australian forces in World War II, and then became a senior lecturer at the Australian School of Pacific Administration, editor of Quadrant, a literary journal, and professor of English at the University of Tasmania.

      His first volume of poetry, Under Aldebaran (1946), was followed by A Vision of Ceremony (1956); Captain Quiros (1964), a verse narrative of the settlement and Christianization of Australia; Surprises of the Sun (1969); Collected Poems, 1936–70 (1971); Music Late at Night: Poems, 1970–1973 (1976); and A World of Its Own (1977). McAuley's prose works include a volume of literary criticism, The End of Modernity (1959); a critical interpretation of an earlier Australian poet, Christopher Brennan (1973); and A Map of Australian Verse (1975).

Additional Reading
Peter Coleman, The Heart of James McAuley: Life and Work of the Australian Poet (1980); Lyn McCredden, James McAuley (1992); Cassandra Pybus, The Devil and James McAuley, rev. ed. (2001).

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