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Clare, John - 1793–1864, English poet. A romantic poet who wrote shortly after the vogue for such verse, he had a gift for capturing nature in beautifully specific detail. The son of a peasant, Clare has been called the poorest major writer in English literature, and was sometimes reduced to making his own paper and ink. His Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery (1820) brought him a Read More...
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Literature of the Romantic Period: A Bibliographical Guide (Chap. 8 "John Clare")
by Michael O'Neill. 410 pgs.
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The Rural Muse: Studies in the Peasant Poetry of England ("John Clare" begins on p. 121)
by Rayner Unwin. 206 pgs.
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Enclosure and Taxonomy in John Clare, in Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900
by Eric Miller. 23 pgs.
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Farming on Foot: Tracking Georgic in Clare and Wordsworth, in Texas Studies in Literature and Language
by Anne D. Wallace. 32 pgs.
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The Romantic Movement in English Poetry ("John Clare (1793-1864)" begins on p. 288)
by Arthur Symons. 348 pgs.
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Romantic Victorians: English Literature, 1824-1840 (Chap. 6 "Realizing Romanticism")
by Richard Cronin. 296 pgs.
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Romanticism and Animal Rights (Chap. 5 "Savage Amusements of the Poor: John Clare's Badger Sonnets")
by David Perkins. 194 pgs.
