The City Bushman is a poem by iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published in The Bulletin magazine on 6 August 1892, under the title In Answer to "Banjo", and Otherwise. It was the fourth work in the Bulletin Debate, a series of poems by both Lawson and Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, and others, about the true nature of life in the Australian bush.[1]
| "The City Bushman" | |
|---|---|
| by Henry Lawson | |
| Original title | "In Answer to 'Banjo' and Otherwise" |
| Written | 1892 |
| First published in | The Bulletin |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Bulletin Debate |
| Publication date | 6 August 1892 |
| Full text | |
 In Answer to Banjo, and Otherwise at Wikisource | |
In The City Bushman, Lawson responds to Paterson's poem, In Defence of the Bush, quoting a number of phrases, and criticising each in turn.[2][3]
Publication details edit
After its initial publication in The Bulletin on 9 July 1892, the poem was then included in the following collections and anthologies:
- In the Days When the World was Wide and Other Verses, 1896
- Humorous Verses by Henry Lawson, Angus and Robertson, 1941[4]
- The World of Henry Lawson edited by Walter Stone, Hamlyn, 1974[5]
- The Essential Henry Lawson : The Best Works of Australia's Greatest Writer edited Brian Kiernan, Currey O'Neil, 1982[6]
- A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Leonard Cronin, Lansdowne, 1984[7]
- The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse edited by Philip Neilson, Penguin, 1986[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Austlit — "The City Bushman" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Henry Lawson: Australian Writer Australian Government Culture and Recreation Portal
- ^ Wikisource article – In Defense of the Bush by Banjo Paterson
- ^ "Austlit - Humorous Verses by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "The World of Henry Lawson (Hamlyn)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "The Essential Henry Lawson (Currey O'Neil)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 (Lansdowne)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse (Penguin)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2023.