‘The Folds of Unseen Linen’: The Fabric of Rosemary Dobson’s Poetry
Abstract
Argues 'that a sustained reading of Dobson's work leads to the conviction that 'progress', linear change, and the sense of 'turning point' (Brady 113) - whether that of maternity or some other experience - are not its most noteworthy features, or rather that the valorisation and foregrounding of linear development may obscure other equally important characteristics, such as return, reworking, and a poetic which draws together many threads, some previously used, to weave a rich epistemological fabric.'
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Published 1 May 1995 in Volume 17 No. 1. Subjects: Creativity, Imagery, Metaphors, Poetic techniques, Rosemary Dobson.
Cite as: Ayres, Marie-Louise. ‘‘The Folds of Unseen Linen’: The Fabric of Rosemary Dobson’s Poetry.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1995, doi: 10.20314/als.2fbb0f31b1.