The Dominion (Brunton Stephens poem)

"The Dominion"
by J. Brunton Stephens
First published inThe Queenslander
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Publication date4 August 1877
Lines56
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"The Dominion" (1877) is a poem by Australian poet J. Brunton Stephens. It is also known by the titles "The Dominion of Australia" and "The Dominion of Australia : A Forecast : 1877".[1]

It was originally published in The Queenslander on 4 August 1877,[2] and was subsequently reprinted in the author's poetry collections and a number of Australian poetry anthologies.[1]

Critical reception

In his volume A History of Australian Literature H. M. Green noted that, in this poem, "eloquence becomes poetry, and no finer poem of its kind has come out of this country."[3]

Writing about the role of poetry as a vehicle for political thought in the late 1800s, Jamie Grant noted that this "poem, written in 1877, was widely regarded as the best, as well as one of the earliest, of all the versified arguments for the coming Federation."[4]

Publication history

After the poem's initial publication in The Queenslander in 1877 it was reprinted as follows:

  • The Queenslander, 21 December 1878[5]
  • Miscellaneous Poems by J. Brunton Stephens, Watson Ferguson, 1880[6]
  • Convict Once and Other Poems by J. Brunton Stephens, George Robertson, 1885
  • The Brisbane Courier, 8 August 1899[7]
  • An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens, Angus and Robertson, 1907[8]
  • The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens, Angus and Robertson, 1909[9]
  • A Book of Queensland Verse edited by J. J. Stable and A. E. M. Kirwood, Queensland Book Depot, 1924[10]
  • The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse edited by Walter Murdoch, Oxford University Press, 1924[11]
  • An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems edited by Percival Serle, R. H. Croll, and Frank Wilmot, Collins, 1927[12]
  • Poets of Australia : An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by George Mackaness, Angus & Robertson, 1946[13]
  • The Queensland Centenary Anthology edited by Val Vallis and R. S. Byrnes, 1959[14]
  • From the Ballads to Brennan edited by T. Inglis Moore, Angus & Robertson, 1964[15]
  • Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 edited by Adrian Mitchell and Brian Elliott, Nelson, 1970[16]
  • A Treasury of Colonial Poetry, Currawong, 1982[17]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Austlit — "The Dominion" by J. Brunton Stephens". Austlit. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  2. ↑ ""The Dominion"". The Queenslander, 4 August 1877, p16. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  3. ↑ A History of Australian Literature by H. M. Green, Angus and Robertson, revised edition 1984, p185 Accessed: 22 April 2026.
  4. ↑ ""Poets well-versed in current affairs; Celebration of a nation"". The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 January 2001. ProQuest 363738635. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  5. ↑ ""The Dominion"". The Queenslander, 21 December 1878, p361. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Miscellaneous Poems by J. Brunton Stephens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  7. ↑ ""The Dominion"". The Brisbane Courier, 8 August 1899. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "A Book of Queensland Verse edited by J. J. Stable and A. E. M. Kirwood". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse edited by Walter Murdoch". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems edited by Percival Serle, R. H. Croll, and Frank Wilmot". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Poets of Australia : An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by George Mackaness". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "The Queensland Centenary Anthology by". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "From the Ballads to Brennan edited by T. Inglis Moore". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Bards in the Wilderness edited by Adrian Mitchell and Brian Elliott". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "A Treasury of Colonial Poetry (Currawong)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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