Les Murray’s ‘Narrowspeak’

Abstract

Examines Murray’s prose which he has spoken of as “Narrowspeak”, in comparison to the “Wholespeak” of poetry.

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Published 1 October 2001 in Volume 20 No. 2. Subjects: Les Murray.

Cite as: Pierce, Peter. ‘Les Murray’s ‘Narrowspeak’.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, 2001, doi: 10.20314/als.bf274b53a8.