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B. J. Harrison Reads The Man from Snowy River and Other Poems
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 26 mins
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Summary
"The Man from Snowy River and Other Poems" is one of the best known collections of poems by Banjo Paterson and was published first in 1895. It includes 48 poems which are described by Rolf Boldrewood as "the best bush ballads".
From horseback pursuits, through romantic views of rural life, and humorous incidents with a drover of sheep, "The Man from Snowy River and Other Poems" will give you the possibility to immerse yourself into Australia’s nature and feel its different and colorful sides.
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- 06-04-23
On behalf of Australia, I'm Insulted
It's hard to overstate the significance of this poem in Australian colonial history.
Hearing it read in a North American accent was at first incongruous, but might have been tolerable if the narrator hadn't ventured into putting on a bizarre and confusing parody of (what I assume was supposed to be) an Australian accent during the speaking parts, which swerved wildly between something resembling various different Estuarian English accents and often no recognisable accent at all.
The entirety was read out of canter too. This is a poem, but I suspect those unfamiliar with it would have missed this fact, because no attempt was made to read it with any rhythm or emphasis that might convey the ballad genre to which it belongs.
Added to this was the mispronunciation of places and people, and it was all jarring to listen to as an Australian.
Can someone please narrate this properly? Then if the narrator has any sense of mercy, this recording can be removed.
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