Henry Kendall's "e;The Far Future"e;. Shaping an Australian Identity

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Stuttgart, language: English, abstract: "e;The Far Future"e; by Henry Kendall was published 1859 and is one of his first poems. "e;The Far Future"e; was sent in as a proposal for the national anthem of Australia. "e;The singer of the dawn"e; Henry Kendall was one of the first Australian poets claiming an Australian nation. He brought up the demands of independence from England. This essay will show the progress which Henry Kendall visions for his optimistic imagination of shaping an Australian identity. However this essay will also discuss how on the other hand Kendall s comment attached to the poem is comprehensible at the publishing date but tones down his claims.