“McAuley's nominal subject was left-wing incomprehension of the recently published Dr. Zhivago, but the real object of his ire seemed to be liberalism in general, starting with the invention of moveable type, or perhaps the wheel.”

—  Clive James

'The Great Generation of Australian Poetry'
Essays and reviews, As Of This Writing (2003)

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