{"product_id":"john-clare-in-context-paperback-9780521020893","title":"John Clare in Context (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521020893","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJohn Clare in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCritics including Seamus Heaney provide a welcome reappraisal in the wake of Clare's bicentenary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHugh Haughton (Edited by), Adam Phillips (Edited by), Geoffrey Summerfield (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521020893, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 October 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 14.2 x 2 cm, 0.492 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a valuable collection for being not only suitable for seasoned readers, but also well equipped to introduce a student to the riches of Clare's works and the problems in their reception.'  Romanticism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe marginalisation of John Clare, despite renewed interest in Romanticism and the literature of madness, is still an enigma. Perhaps more than any other poet of the period, Clare has never found the contexts in which his poetry can be read. This important collection of new critical essays locates Clare's work from diverse points of view, identifying the obstacles to his reception as a major poet. It includes chapters on landscape and botany, Clare's politics, his madness, Clare and the critics, and a remarkable essay by Seamus Heaney on Clare's importance as a poetic precursor. This volume will be a landmark in the history of his reception, revealing the ways in which an appreciation of this unique poet revises the canon of Romantic and Victorian literature.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Notes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: relocating John Clare Hugh Haughton and Adam Phillips\u003cbr\u003e Clare and the critics Mark Storey\u003cbr\u003e Progress and rhyme: 'The Nightingale's Nest' and Romantic poetry Hugh Haughton\u003cbr\u003e John Clare: the trespasser John Goodridge and Kelsey Thornton\u003cbr\u003e John Clare: precursor? Seamus Heaney\u003cbr\u003e Clare's politics John Lucas\u003cbr\u003e The exposure of John Clare Adam Phillips\u003cbr\u003e 'The Riddle Nature Could Not Prove': hidden landscapes in Clare's poetry Nicholas Birns\u003cbr\u003e Beyond the visionary company: John Clare's resistance to Romanticism James McKusick\u003cbr\u003e 'A Love for Every Simple Weed': Clare, botany and the poetic language of lost Eden Douglas Chambers\u003cbr\u003e All madness for writing: John Clare and the asylum Roy Porter\u003cbr\u003e Clare and 'the dark system' Marilyn Gaull\u003cbr\u003e Selected further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20poetry%20\u0026amp;%20poets%20%5BDSC%5D%22\"\u003eDSC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002718408984,"sku":"9780521020893","price":34.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521020893i.jpg?v=1694963462","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/john-clare-in-context-paperback-9780521020893","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}