The Penguin Banjo Paterson Collected Verse : The Penguin Banjo Paterson Collected Verse

The Penguin Banjo Paterson Collected Verse : The Penguin Banjo Paterson Collected Verse
ISBN: 9780140146219
Publication Date: 2 August 1993

The poet A B 'Banjo' Paterson, best known for his rousing folk classics "The Man from Snowy River" and "Waltzing Matilda," is widely acknowledged as Australia's greatest and most popular balladist.

His poems, written with great gusto and humour, celebrate all the romance and rough-and-tumble of old Australia. In this collection, leading Paterson scholar Clement Semmler presents more than 100 of Paterson's poems that reflect the remarkable richness and range of his writings.

Generously illustrated with period drawings, this first Penguin edition of Paterson's verse pays tribute to one of Australia's favourite sons - 'the Banjo of the Bush.'

About the Author

Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson OBE[2] (17 February 1864 - 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales, where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson's more notable poems include Waltzing Matilda, The Man from Snowy River and Clancy of the Overflow.