Career
What century did Henry Lawson write in?
Late 19th - early 20th century.
What was the Australian identity did Lawson want to convey
a uniquley australian identity, not from an english perspective.
who is his mum and how did she influence him
louisa lawson was a nationalist and feminist who influenced her son to be a republican and nationalist.
what were his most famous works
'Faces in the Street', 'Andy's Gone With Cattle' and 'The Watch on the Kerb'
who responded to lawsons 'up the country' poem, and what perspective did they show
paterson, critisied lawsons gloomy perspective with his poem 'in defence of the bush' sparking a long running debate.
what struggles did henry lawson face
depression and alcoholism
what collection was of short stories was lawson's most successful
'while the billy boils'
how did he capture australia
he captured the emerging sense of national identity.
Was he quirky
what did his mother do
his mother built a small school
what did lawsons poety 'up the country' present?
the harshness of bush life.
when was he born and death age
17th june 1867, 55 in 1922
what is prose fiction
prose is writing that lacks the hallmarks of poetry and song, containing character, setting and scene.
he had a paralysis in ine if his legs so he had a limp
what note was he put on
10 dollar bill