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Christopher Brennan

January 01, 1970

For the Medal of Honor recipient, see Christopher Brennan (sailor).

Christopher John Brennan (1 November 1870 – 5 October 1932) was an Australian poet, scholar and literary critic.

Christopher Brennan
BornChristopher John Brennan
1 November 1870
Haymarket, New South Wales, Australia
Died5 October 1932(1932-10-05) (aged 61)
Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
  • Poet
  • scholar
  • literary critic
NationalityAustralian
Notable worksPoems: 1913
The Prose of Christopher Brennan
The Verse of Christopher Brennan

Biography edit

Brennan was born in Haymarket, an inner suburb of Sydney,[1] to Christopher Brennan (d. 1919), a brewer, and his wife Mary Ann née Carroll (d. 1924), both Irish immigrants.[2] His education took place at two schools in Sydney: he first attended St Aloysius' College, and after gaining a scholarship from Patrick Moran, he boarded at St Ignatius' College, Riverview.[2]

Brennan entered the University of Sydney in 1888, taking up studies in the Classics, and won a travelling scholarship to Berlin. There he met his future wife, Anna Elisabeth Werth; there, also, he encountered the poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé.[2] About this time, he decided to become a poet. In 1893 Brennan's article "On the Manuscripts of Aeschylus" appeared in The Journal of Philology.[3] Brennan began forming a theory about the descent of Aeschylus' extant manuscripts in 1888.[2]

Returning to Australia, Brennan took up a position as a cataloguer in the public library,[4][5] before being given a position as assistant lecturer in French and German in the department of modern languages and literature and in 1920 the position of associate professor in German and comparative literature at the University of Sydney.[6] In 1914, he produced his major work, Poems: 1913.[7]

After Brennan's marriage broke up in 1922, he went to live with Violet Singer, the 'Vie' of his later poems,[2] and, as a result of both his divorce and increasing drunkenness, he was removed from his position at the university in June 1925. The death of Singer in an accident in the same year left him distraught, and he spent most of his remaining years in poverty. Brennan died in 1932 from cancer.[7]

Legacy edit

Brennan influenced Australian writers of his own generation and many who succeeded him, including R. D. Fitzgerald, A. D. Hope, Judith Wright and James McAuley.[2] In remembrance, the Fellowship of Australian Writers established the Christopher Brennan Award which is presented annually to "an Australian poet who has written work of sustained quality and distinction".[8]

Brennan Hall and Library at St John's College within the University of Sydney, the Christopher Brennan building in the university's Arts Faculty, and the main library at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview are named in his honour.[9]

There was for several decades a Christopher Brennan Society "founded in... the 1970s by Axel Clark, Robin Marsden and John Fletcher",[10] whose patrons included "some who knew Brennan: Professor A. R. Chisholm; Margaret Delmer; Professor Farrell; Sister Peter, of the Sisters of Charity; Walter Stone; Professor G. P. Shipp; Richard Pennington".[11]

Bibliography edit

Works by Brennan edit

  • Sir Roger de Coverley, Selections from The Spectator (Sydney : Turner and Henderson, 1892). Edited with: A. B. Piddington. ISBN 978-1533275691
  • XVIII Poems: Being the First Collection of Verse and Prose (Sydney : privately stylographed, 1897).
  • XXI Poems: MDCCCXCIII-MDCCCXCVII: Towards the Source (Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1897).
  • Fact and Idea (Sydney : Govt. Printer, 1899).
  • From Blake to Arnold: Selections from English Poetry, 1783–1853 (London : Macmillan, 1900). Edited with: J. P. Pickburn & J. Le Gay Brereton.
  • A Mask (Sydney : Sydney U. Women's College, 1913). With: J. Le Gay Brereton.
  • Poems (Sydney : G. B. Philip and Son, 1914). Commonly referred to as Poems (1913).
  • Passages for Translation into French and German (London : Oxford University Press, 1914). Compiled with: G. G. Nicholson.
  • A Chant of Doom: and Other Verses (Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1918).
  • Twenty Three Poems (Sydney : Australian Limited Editions Society, 1938).
  • The Burden of Tyre (Sydney : Harry F. Chaplin, 1953).
  • The Verse of Christopher Brennan ed. by A. R. Chisholm and J. J. Quinn (Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1960).
  • The Prose of Christopher Brennan ed. by A. R. Chisholm and J. J. Quinn (Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1962).[12]
  • Selected Poems of Christopher Brennan (Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1965). Ed. by: A. R. Chisholm.
  • Selected Poems of Christopher Brennan (Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1973). Ed. by: G. A. Wilkes.
  • Prose-Verse-Poster-Algebraic-Symbolico-Riddle Musicopoematographoscope & Pocket Musicopoematographoscope (Erskineville, NSW : Hale and Iremonger, 1981). Ed. by: Axel Clark. ISBN 9780908094882
  • Terry Sturm, ed., Christopher Brennan, Edited with an Introduction and Notes ( St. Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 1984) (Portable Australian Authors series). ISBN 978-2747580007
  • 13 Poems (Pearl Beach, NSW : Escutcheon Press, 1987). Ed. by: R. E. Summers.
  • Interludes: Six Poems (Pearl Beach, NSW : Escutcheon Press, 1991). ISBN 9780958806633
  • The Autumnal Glory of Valvins: Christopher Brennan on Mallarmé (Banora Point : Wind and Wave Press, 2007). Ed. by: Phillip A. Ellis.
  • Like a Dream of Stone: Selected Verse Translations by Christopher Brennan (Banora Point : Wind and Wave Press, 2007). Ed. by: Phillip A. Ellis.

Works about Brennan edit

  • Katherine Barnes, The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan’s Poems: Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism, Leiden: Brill, 2006. ISBN 978-9004152212
  • Alan Rowland Chisholm, Christopher Brennan: The Man and his Poetry, Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1946.
  • Alan Rowland Chisholm, Study of Christopher Brennan's "Forest of Night", Melbourne University Press, 1970. ISBN 978-0522839562
  • Axel Clark, Christopher Brennan: A Critical Biography, Melbourne University Press, 1980.
  • T. Inglis Moore, Six Australian Poets: Hugh McCrae, Shaw Neilson, Bernard O'Dowd, William Baylebridge, Christopher Brennan, R. D. FitzGerald, Melbourne, Robertson & Mullens, 1942.
  • Simone Kadi, Christopher Brennan, poète, Université de Nanterre 1994.
  • Simone Kadi, ed. and tr., Christopher Brennan: Introduction suivie de 12 poèmes – textes et traductions – avec commentaires, Paris: Editions L'Harmattan, 2005 (Poètes des Cinq Continents).
  • Richard Pennington, Christopher Brennan: Some Recollections, Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1970. Foreword by G. A. Wilkes.
  • Walter W. Stone and Hugh Anderson, Christopher John Brennan: A Comprehensive Bibliography with Annotations, Cremorne (N.S.W.), Stone Copying Company, 1959 (Studies in Australian Bibliography, No. 9).

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Poems (1913) by Christopher Brennen (1870-1932), middlemiss.org. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Brennan, Christopher John (1870–1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Brennan, Christopher John". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. ^ Martin, Sylvia (2006). Ida Leeson - A Life : Not a blue-stocking lady. Sydney : Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74176-206-8.
  5. ^ Perkins, Cathy (2020). The shelf life of Zora Cross. Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing. ISBN 978-1-925835-53-3.
  6. ^ Christopher Brennan, austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b P.L.J.W., "Australia's Supreme Poet. Christopher Brennan. Conflicting Claims.", The Age, 23 March 1946, p. 7.
  8. ^ , cultureandrecreation.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. ^ Christopher Brennan Library, riverview.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  10. ^ Elizabeth Webby, The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan’s Poems: Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism, bookcollectors.org.au, No. 354, June 2007,. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  11. ^ Helen Frizell, "Printout", The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May 1978, p. 17.
  12. ^ Ian Mair, "Brennan as a Prose Giant", The Age, 1 December 1962, p. 18. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

External links edit

  • Australian Authors – Christopher Brennan
  • The Australian Poetry Library entry on Brennan contains 86 poems by Brennan.
  • Australian Studies Resources contains texts of Brennan's poems in pdf format.
  • - article by Christopher Bowen OAM and Annette Lemercier.
  • Works by or about Christopher Brennan at Internet Archive
  • Works by Christopher Brennan at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)  
  • List: Christopher Brennan, at National Library of Australia
  • Personal Papers and Books of Christopher Brennan at Rare Books & Special Collection, University of Sydney Library.
  • Guide to the Christopher Brennan Collection - finding aid regarding Brennan's personal papers and books.
  • C. J. Brennan, T. J. Quinn and the Library of St Patrick's College, Manly - Brennan owned and annotated books held by St. Patrick's, 1994 (login required)

January 01, 1970
christopher, brennan, medal, honor, recipient, sailor, christopher, john, brennan, november, 1870, october, 1932, australian, poet, scholar, literary, critic, bornchristopher, john, brennan1, november, 1870haymarket, south, wales, australiadied5, october, 1932. For the Medal of Honor recipient see Christopher Brennan sailor Christopher John Brennan 1 November 1870 5 October 1932 was an Australian poet scholar and literary critic Christopher BrennanBornChristopher John Brennan1 November 1870Haymarket New South Wales AustraliaDied5 October 1932 1932 10 05 aged 61 Lewisham New South Wales AustraliaOccupationPoetscholarliterary criticNationalityAustralianNotable worksPoems 1913The Prose of Christopher BrennanThe Verse of Christopher Brennan Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Bibliography 3 1 Works by Brennan 3 2 Works about Brennan 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksBiography editBrennan was born in Haymarket an inner suburb of Sydney 1 to Christopher Brennan d 1919 a brewer and his wife Mary Ann nee Carroll d 1924 both Irish immigrants 2 His education took place at two schools in Sydney he first attended St Aloysius College and after gaining a scholarship from Patrick Moran he boarded at St Ignatius College Riverview 2 Brennan entered the University of Sydney in 1888 taking up studies in the Classics and won a travelling scholarship to Berlin There he met his future wife Anna Elisabeth Werth there also he encountered the poetry of Stephane Mallarme 2 About this time he decided to become a poet In 1893 Brennan s article On the Manuscripts of Aeschylus appeared in The Journal of Philology 3 Brennan began forming a theory about the descent of Aeschylus extant manuscripts in 1888 2 Returning to Australia Brennan took up a position as a cataloguer in the public library 4 5 before being given a position as assistant lecturer in French and German in the department of modern languages and literature and in 1920 the position of associate professor in German and comparative literature at the University of Sydney 6 In 1914 he produced his major work Poems 1913 7 After Brennan s marriage broke up in 1922 he went to live with Violet Singer the Vie of his later poems 2 and as a result of both his divorce and increasing drunkenness he was removed from his position at the university in June 1925 The death of Singer in an accident in the same year left him distraught and he spent most of his remaining years in poverty Brennan died in 1932 from cancer 7 Legacy editBrennan influenced Australian writers of his own generation and many who succeeded him including R D Fitzgerald A D Hope Judith Wright and James McAuley 2 In remembrance the Fellowship of Australian Writers established the Christopher Brennan Award which is presented annually to an Australian poet who has written work of sustained quality and distinction 8 Brennan Hall and Library at St John s College within the University of Sydney the Christopher Brennan building in the university s Arts Faculty and the main library at Saint Ignatius College Riverview are named in his honour 9 There was for several decades a Christopher Brennan Society founded in the 1970s by Axel Clark Robin Marsden and John Fletcher 10 whose patrons included some who knew Brennan Professor A R Chisholm Margaret Delmer Professor Farrell Sister Peter of the Sisters of Charity Walter Stone Professor G P Shipp Richard Pennington 11 Bibliography editWorks by Brennan edit Sir Roger de Coverley Selections from The Spectator Sydney Turner and Henderson 1892 Edited with A B Piddington ISBN 978 1533275691 XVIII Poems Being the First Collection of Verse and Prose Sydney privately stylographed 1897 XXI Poems MDCCCXCIII MDCCCXCVII Towards the Source Sydney Angus and Robertson 1897 Fact and Idea Sydney Govt Printer 1899 From Blake to Arnold Selections from English Poetry 1783 1853 London Macmillan 1900 Edited with J P Pickburn amp J Le Gay Brereton A Mask Sydney Sydney U Women s College 1913 With J Le Gay Brereton Poems Sydney G B Philip and Son 1914 Commonly referred to as Poems 1913 Passages for Translation into French and German London Oxford University Press 1914 Compiled with G G Nicholson A Chant of Doom and Other Verses Sydney Angus and Robertson 1918 Twenty Three Poems Sydney Australian Limited Editions Society 1938 The Burden of Tyre Sydney Harry F Chaplin 1953 The Verse of Christopher Brennan ed by A R Chisholm and J J Quinn Sydney Angus and Robertson 1960 The Prose of Christopher Brennan ed by A R Chisholm and J J Quinn Sydney Angus and Robertson 1962 12 Selected Poems of Christopher Brennan Sydney Angus and Robertson 1965 Ed by A R Chisholm Selected Poems of Christopher Brennan Sydney Angus and Robertson 1973 Ed by G A Wilkes Prose Verse Poster Algebraic Symbolico Riddle Musicopoematographoscope amp Pocket Musicopoematographoscope Erskineville NSW Hale and Iremonger 1981 Ed by Axel Clark ISBN 9780908094882 Terry Sturm ed Christopher Brennan Edited with an Introduction and Notes St Lucia Qld University of Queensland Press 1984 Portable Australian Authors series ISBN 978 2747580007 13 Poems Pearl Beach NSW Escutcheon Press 1987 Ed by R E Summers Interludes Six Poems Pearl Beach NSW Escutcheon Press 1991 ISBN 9780958806633 The Autumnal Glory of Valvins Christopher Brennan on Mallarme Banora Point Wind and Wave Press 2007 Ed by Phillip A Ellis Like a Dream of Stone Selected Verse Translations by Christopher Brennan Banora Point Wind and Wave Press 2007 Ed by Phillip A Ellis Works about Brennan edit Katherine Barnes The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan s Poems Esotericism Romanticism Symbolism Leiden Brill 2006 ISBN 978 9004152212 Alan Rowland Chisholm Christopher Brennan The Man and his Poetry Sydney Angus amp Robertson 1946 Alan Rowland Chisholm Study of Christopher Brennan s Forest of Night Melbourne University Press 1970 ISBN 978 0522839562 Axel Clark Christopher Brennan A Critical Biography Melbourne University Press 1980 T Inglis Moore Six Australian Poets Hugh McCrae Shaw Neilson Bernard O Dowd William Baylebridge Christopher Brennan R D FitzGerald Melbourne Robertson amp Mullens 1942 Simone Kadi Christopher Brennan poete Universite de Nanterre 1994 Simone Kadi ed and tr Christopher Brennan Introduction suivie de 12 poemes textes et traductions avec commentaires Paris Editions L Harmattan 2005 Poetes des Cinq Continents Richard Pennington Christopher Brennan Some Recollections Sydney Angus amp Robertson 1970 Foreword by G A Wilkes Walter W Stone and Hugh Anderson Christopher John Brennan A Comprehensive Bibliography with Annotations Cremorne N S W Stone Copying Company 1959 Studies in Australian Bibliography No 9 See also edit nbsp Poetry portal List of Australian poetsNotes edit Poems 1913 by Christopher Brennen 1870 1932 middlemiss org Retrieved 23 February 2019 a b c d e f Brennan Christopher John 1870 1932 Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition Retrieved 17 April 2010 Serle Percival 1949 Brennan Christopher John Dictionary of Australian Biography Sydney Angus amp Robertson Retrieved 17 April 2010 Martin Sylvia 2006 Ida Leeson A Life Not a blue stocking lady Sydney Allen amp Unwin ISBN 978 1 74176 206 8 Perkins Cathy 2020 The shelf life of Zora Cross Clayton Victoria Monash University Publishing ISBN 978 1 925835 53 3 Christopher Brennan austlit edu au Retrieved 23 February 2019 a b P L J W Australia s Supreme Poet Christopher Brennan Conflicting Claims The Age 23 March 1946 p 7 Grants and Services detail cultureandrecreation gov au Retrieved 23 February 2019 Christopher Brennan Library riverview nsw edu au Retrieved 23 February 2019 Elizabeth Webby The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan s Poems Esotericism Romanticism Symbolism bookcollectors org au No 354 June 2007 Retrieved 23 February 2019 Helen Frizell Printout The Sydney Morning Herald 6 May 1978 p 17 Ian Mair Brennan as a Prose Giant The Age 1 December 1962 p 18 Retrieved 23 February 2019 External links editAustralian Authors Christopher Brennan The Australian Poetry Library entry on Brennan contains 86 poems by Brennan Australian Studies Resources contains texts of Brennan s poems in pdf format Life as Whitest Flame article by Christopher Bowen OAM and Annette Lemercier Works by or about Christopher Brennan at Internet Archive Works by Christopher Brennan at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp List Christopher Brennan at National Library of Australia Personal Papers and Books of Christopher Brennan at Rare Books amp Special Collection University of Sydney Library Guide to the Christopher Brennan Collection finding aid regarding Brennan s personal papers and books C J Brennan T J Quinn and the Library of St Patrick s College Manly Brennan owned and annotated books held by St Patrick s 1994 login required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Brennan amp oldid 1193427123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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