section_path: Legacy/Culture
section_name: Culture
paragraph_text: Culture
  
  Cook was a subject in many literary creations. Letitia Elizabeth Landon, a popular poet known for her sentimental romantic poetry, published a poetical illustration to a portrait of Captain Cook in 1837. In 1931, Kenneth Slessor 's poem " Five Visions of Captain Cook " was the "most dramatic break-through" in Australian poetry of the 20th century according to poet Douglas Stewart.
  
  Cook appears as a symbolic and generic figure in several Aboriginal myths, often from regions where Cook did not encounter Aboriginal people. Maddock states that Cook is usually portrayed as the bringer of Western colonialism to Australia and is presented as a villain who brings immense social change.
  
  Cook has been depicted in numerous films, documentaries and dramas. The Australian slang phrase "Have a Captain Cook" means to have a look or conduct a brief inspection.