Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson Research Paper

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Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson is an extremely well-known Australian bush poet who wrote many world-famous ballads such as Waltzing Matilda, The Man from Snowy River, Clancy of the Overflow and The Man from Ironbark. He was also a journalist, horseman, lawyer, scholar, solicitor and even a war correspondent soldier in World War I. Paterson was born on the 17th of February, 1864, in Narrambla; a place near Orange, New South Wales. He was the eldest of the seven children who were born to Andrew Bogle Paterson, a Scottish-born immigrant and Australian-born Rose Isabella Paterson. The two were both graziers near Illalong Station in the Yass District. Paterson's earliest education came from a local governess, and he was later taught at a bush school …show more content…

In 1890, he composed The Man from Snowy River, a poem telling the story of a young hero riding a small “pony” horse chasing down a much faster racehorse. In 1892, he composed The Man from Ironbark, a short and humorous poem about a stubborn and senseless, stereotypical Australian bushman experiencing, at first hand - “city” life at the time. In 1893, Paterson wrote The Geebung Polo Club, a tragic poem explaining the legend and hardships of a game of polo with two teams that have completely different attitudes towards the sport. In 1895, he composed the extremely famous, world-known ballad; Waltzing Matilda along with his first published book version of The Man from Snowy …show more content…

Instead, he was commissioned to write the 2nd Remount Unit of the A.I.F in France. This then later lead to promotion to Major. In 1939, aged 75, Paterson was awarded for his contribution to Australian literature and literature in general, with the C.B.E (Commander of the order of the British Empire) award in the Queen's Honours List for Services to Literature. On the 5th of February, 1941, aged 76, Paterson died of a short illness causing a severe heart attack in his Sydney home, and was later cremated with Presbyterian forms, New South Wales. “Paterson is a rather fun poet in his approach to his subject matter and language. Yet, he does not shy away from serious and the most grim subjects. They seem to be the main ingredient of what made him a writer.” clatterymachinery @ wordpress in “Top 20 Greatest Banjo Paterson Poems of All Time”, 2006 “He laid hold both of our affections and imaginations; he made himself a vital part of the country we all know and love, and it would not only have been a poorer country but one far less united in bonds of intimate feeling, if he had never lived and written.” Vance Palmer, fellow writer, the night of Paterson's death,

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