R.A.K. Mason: The Poet as a Pacific Christ
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Date
1981
Authors
Daalder, Joost
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Centre for Research in the New Literatures in English, Flinders University
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Abstract
The vast majority of Mason's poems derive their individual character not only from his use of language, but also, and above all, from his perceiving of himself as a Christ in New Zealand, ignored and victimised by a society consisting of Pharisees.
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New Zealand Literature, Modern literature, Contemporary
Citation
Daalder, Joost 1981. R.A.K. Mason: The Poet as a Pacific Christ. In Guy Amirthanayagam and S.C. Harrex (eds.) "Only Connect: Literary Perspectives East and West", Centre for Research in the New Literatures in English & East-West Center, Adelaide and Honolulu, 311-320.