The Shepherd's Calendar by John Clare
John Clare's classic of English poetry describes the countryman's year, each month marked by its agricultural tasks, rural celebrations, and festivals. This reissue marks the 150th anniversary of the poet's death, and includes charming wood engravings by David Gentleman.
Handsomely illustrated* New Statesman *
This is a book to treasure. * Harry Mead, Northern Echo *
This is a book to treasure. * Harry Mead, Northern Echo *
John Clare (1793-1864) was an agricultural labourer who rose to fame as the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet with the publication of his first book of poems in 1820. He suffered from mental illness and ended his days in Northampton General Lunatic Asylum. He is now recognized as one of the great English Romantic poets whose writing on rural society has a special power.
Eric Robinson, together with his associate editor David Powell, is editor of the mult-volume Oxford English Texts edition of the Collected Poems of John Clare and other selections of Clare's writings, including the Major Works in Oxford World's Classics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199672226 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199672229 |
| Title | The Shepherd's Calendar |
| Author | John Clare |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2014-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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