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"Five Visions of Captain Cook" (1931) is a poem by Australian poet Kenneth Slessor about James Cook. It was originally published in the author's collection Trio: A Book of Poems , and later appeared in numerous poetry anthologies.
His book-length poem Captain Cook in the Underworld was long-listed for the Montana New Zealand Book Awards in the Poetry Category. It was originally commissioned as the libretto for an oratorio by noted composer John Psathas which has been performed at the Wellington and Auckland Town Halls by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Orpheus ...
Letitia Elizabeth Landon, a popular poet known for her sentimental romantic poetry, [129] published a poetical illustration to a portrait of Captain Cook in 1837. [130] In 1931, Kenneth Slessor's poem "Five Visions of Captain Cook" was the "most dramatic break-through" in Australian poetry of the 20th century according to poet Douglas Stewart ...
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An Account of the Voyages first page, 1773. An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of his Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from ...
Move over, Wordle and Connections—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on ...
Captain Cook is a 1972 book about Captain Cook by Alistair MacLean. [1] It was a rare non fiction work from MacLean who wrote it out of his great admiration for Cook. [2] [3]In 1976 Maclean's second wife Mary formed a company with producer Peter Snell, Aleelle Productions, who aimed to make movies based on MacLean novels including Golden Gate, Bear Island, The Way to Dusty Death and Captain ...
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