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Selected Poems by John Clare

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Selected Poems by John Clare

A selection that includes poems from various stages of Clare's poetic career, organised by theme, from "Birds and Beasts" to "Madhouses, Prisons and Whorehouses".

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John Clare (1793 - 1864), the son of a Northamptonshire labourer, worked variously as a ploughboy, reaper, and thresher. He began writing verse at the age of 13 and had his first book of poems published in 1820. His suffered from severe bouts of melancholy and died in Northamptonshire Lunatic Asylum.
Geoffrey Summerfield teaches English at New York University. He has spent many years working on the texts of Clare's poetry and is a leading authority on the poet.

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ISBN 13 9780140437249
ISBN 10 014043724X
Title Selected Poems
Author John Clare
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2000-02-24
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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