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Adam Lindsay Gordon (19 October 1833 – 24 June 1870) was a British-Australian poet, horseman, police officer and politician. He was the first Australian poet to gain considerable recognition overseas, and according to his contemporary, writer Marcus Clarke , Gordon's work represented "the beginnings of a national school of ...
Adam Lindsay Gordon ( Azzorre, 19 ottobre 1833 – 24 giugno 1870) è stato un poeta, fantino e politico australiano . Indice. 1 Biografia. 1.1 Nascita e Studi. 1.2 Primi anni in Australia. 1.3 Carriera politica e ritorno a poesia e ippica. 1.4 Trasferimento nel Victoria. 1.5 A Melbourne. 1.6 Morte. 2 Opere. 3 Note. 4 Altri progetti.
Adam Lindsay Gordon was an Australian poet whose work captured the spirit of the colonial frontier. His ballads and narrative poems often centered on themes of adventure, horsemanship, and the rugged Australian landscape.
1 lug 2024 · Adam Lindsay Gordon (born October 19, 1833, Faial, Azores, Portugal—died June 24, 1870, Brighton, Victoria, Australia) was one of the first poets to write in a distinctly Australian idiom.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon. Adam Lindsay Gordon was a literary genius and he set down all his sights, sounds, and feelings into the form of poetry, mostly with a pencil whilst horse riding from station to station. In all of his 16 years in Australia, Gordon published four books of poetry and wrote numerous articles for newspapers.
Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870), poet and horseman, was born on 19 October 1833 at Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, England, the only son of Adam Durnford Gordon, a retired captain of the Bengal cavalry and teacher of Hindustani, and his wife Harriet Gordon, who were cousins.
Poeta australiano (n. Fayal, Azzorre, 1833 - m. suicida a New Brighton 1870). Emigrò in Australia nel 1853. Le sue poesie, legate alla natura, alla storia e alla vita quotidiana del paese, gli hanno procurato un posto di primo piano nella letteratura australiana: The Feud (1864); Sea spray and smoke drift (1867); Bush ballads and galloping ...
