This broad and original study of the full range of John Clare's work is the first to take seriously his repeated appeals to the judgement of future readers. A s

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Traditional accounts of Romantic poetry have depicted John Clare as a peripheral figure, an original genius whose talents removed him from the mainstream. This

This book offers a major reassessment of John Clare’s poetry and his position in the Romantic canon. Alert to Clare’s knowledge of the work of his Romantic

The official Journal of the John Clare Society, published annually to reflect the interest in, and approaches to, the life and work of the poet John Clare.