Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 1
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John Clare
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John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England’s greatest nature poet. He rose to fame when his ‘Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery’ was published in 1820. His language preserves many local dialect words in a mixture of classical forms and heart-felt love of country life and nature. The poems in this collection are from his early career, and are largely free of pointers to his later mental illness. (Summary by David Barnes).
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John Clare, Vol 1
stbalbach
(5 Sterne)
<a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search_advanced.php?title=&author=&cat=&genre=&status=all&type=Solo&language=&date=&reader=David+Barnes&bc=&mc=&action=Search" rel="nofollow">David Barnes</a> is one of LibriVox's best narrators (Stevenson's <i>Jekyll and Hyde</i>, Franz Kafka's <i>The Metamorphosis</i>, Oscar Wilde's <i>Canterville Ghost</i> and Gustave Flaubert's <i>Three Short Works</i>). John Clare is one of England's best poets of the 19th century. The two combined make for a wonderful listen. Clare's poems are like music (hear for example #16 "The Hedge"). The poems are short and reward multiple listens. To pick 4 favorites they would be (in no order): #15 "Woodland Thoughts", #5 "What is Life", #12 "Sudden Shower", #19 "An Idle Hour". [STB, 1/2010, 13573]
Such a great find!
Bob L.
(5 Sterne)
John Clare’s poetry is absolutely divine. David Barnes reading is perfect. Enjoy!