John Clare: A Biography (about John Clare)
Jonathan Bate
John Clare (1793-1864) was the greatest labor-class poet that England ever produced. Here at last is his full story told by the light of his voluminous work, his birth in poverty, his work as a laborer, his promise as a writer, then his moment of fame in the company of John Keats and the toast of literary London.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN-13
- 9780374179908
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- John Clare's lifeEnglish Romantic poetryRural poverty and labor
Awards
- Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionShortlistedMajor(2004)
Other awarded books from Jonathan Bate
- Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life (about Ted Hughes)
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