Un-Australian activities?: Mary Gilmore's versions from the Spanish.

From: Australian Literary Studies | Date: October 1, 1997| Author: Strauss, Jennifer | Copyright information

Mary Gilmore's English translations of Spanish poems offer an interesting glimpse into her theories about nationalism, internationalism and Australian identity. She believed that Australia will have an international presence and wanted it to be more than a land of second-hand Europeans. Her fascination with Spanish seems to be part of her quest for a cultural role model other than the English ideal sought by many of her compatriots. In her admiration for Spanish culture, she seems blind to th...

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