A study of Clare's literary influences, both the rural folk culture in which he grew up and contemporary literature.
John Goodridge examines some of the ways in which John Clare perceived and represented two communities, that of his native village, whose culture, ecology and natural environment it was his life's principal work to record, and the community of poets who inspired him.
John Goodridge examines some of the ways in which John Clare perceived and represented two communities, that of his native village, whose culture, ecology and natural environment it was his life's principal work to record, and the community of poets who inspired him.
This study of John Clare demonstrates both how he was influenced by and responded to other Romantic poets, such as Chatterton, Bloomfield, and Keats, and how Clare used oral folk-culture in his writing. The author also emphasizes Clare's interest in community, rural culture duri…
John Clare (1793-1864) is one of the most sensitive poetic observers of the natural world. Born into a rural labouring family, he felt connected to two communities: his native village and the Romantic and earlier poets who inspired him. The first part of this study of Clare and …
John Clare (1793-1864) is one of the most sensitive poetic observers of the natural world. Born into a rural labouring family, he felt connected to two communities: his native village and the Romantic and earlier poets who inspired him. The first part of this study of Clare and …
John Goodridge examines some of the ways in which John Clare perceived and represented two communities, that of his native village, whose culture, ecology and natural environment it was his life's principal work to record, and the community of poets who inspired him.
A study of Clare's literary influences, both the rural folk culture in which he grew up and contemporary literature.
John Clare was a defining voice of the rural poetic tradition. His story was first set down more than two centuries ago and has captured the imagination of the reading public ever since. it is told most vividly and poignantly in Clare's own words. This volume brings together, in…
"The story of the life of John Clare (1793-1864) was first set down more than a century ago, and it has captured the imagination of the reading public ever since. It is told most vividly and poignantly in John Clare's own words."--BOOK JACKET. "In this volume all of Clare's impo…
John Clare by himself
by Robinson, Eric, Powell, David, Clare, John, Arts Council of England
"The story of the life of John Clare (1793-1864) was first set down more than a century ago, and it has captured the imagination of the reading public ever since. It is told most vividly and poignantly in John Clare's own words."--BOOK JACKET. "In this volume all of Clare's impo…