Georgians and New Zealand Georgians: a study of Eileen Duggan and R. A. K. Mason, and New Zealand poetry of the twenties and thirties in the context of Georgian poetry in England

Abstract

This thesis is concerned with redefining the term 'Georgian' as it is used in New Zealand literary criticism. Chapter One examines the characteristics of Georgian poetry in England and comments on the use of the term Georgian since the movement began; Chapter Two discusses the poetry written in New Zealand in the twenties and thirties in the context of the Georgian movement in England. Chapters Three and Four give an account of Eileen Duggan and R.A.K. Mason both as exponents of Georgian poetry in New Zealand, and also as major New Zealand poets who stand clear of their Georgian origins.