Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199549796 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Good collection, but missing what I needed" according to jessbcuz. Overall I would say this is an excellent collection of Clare's work. I especially appreciated the prose section at the back. My main criticism is that it includes some excerpts of his longer poems, but does not have them in full. For my own purposes, I wish they would have included the full text of The Village Minstrel as they are using more of a manuscript version and the only printed version of this poem available is the 1821 edition wit. Daniel Myers said A Reading Of "The Flood". [[VIDEOID:A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 6"A Reading Of "The Flood"" according to Daniel Myers. [[VIDEOID:A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 7A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last "A Reading Of "The Flood"" according to Daniel Myers. [[VIDEOID:A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. "A Reading Of "The Flood"" according to Daniel Myers. [[VIDEOID:A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. A Reading Of "The Flood" [[VIDEOID:333627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 627A Reading Of "The Flood" Daniel Myers [[VIDEOID:33362741]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. 1]]Clare, who spent the last 22 years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. years of his life in a madhouse (where he also wrote his best poetry) is a difficult poet to review, still more difficult to read aloud. He deep, inner numinous connexion with the natural, as conveyed throughout this excellent Oxford edition of his works, reminds one of nothing so much as Van Gogh's letters to brother Theo - and also his truly tortured sense of loneness and alienation from m. A Real World & Doubting Mind tepi John Clare Major Works. Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell. Oxford World's Classics, 2008. Paperback 531 pages. ISBN-10: 0199549796It's more than sad that John Clare (1793-1864), a major poet of towering genius, should have been so unfairly marginalized by society that he never succeeded in being accepted into the canon of English literature. Any reader of English poetry knows of Byron, Shelley, and Keats; glance in any anthology and
Eric Robinson, former Professor of History, University of Massachusetts, Boston. David Powell, retired Senior Librarian , Nene College, Northampton.
About the Author Eric Robinson, former Professor of History, University of Massachusetts, Boston. . David Powell, retired Senior Librarian , Nene College, Northampton
But the extraordinary range of his poetical gifts has restored him to the company of contemporaries like Lord Byron, John Keats, and Percy Bysshe Shelley.This authoritative edition brings together a generous selection of Clare's poetry and prose, including autobiographical writings and letters and illustrates all aspects of his talent. After years of indifference and neglect, John Clare (1793-1864) is now recognized as one of the greatest English Romantic poets. It contains poems from all stages of his career, including love poetry and bird and nature poems. Written in his native Northamptonshire, Clare's work provides a fascinating reflection of rural society, often underscored by his own sense of isolation and despair. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship,