John Clare and the Bounds of CircumstanceMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 01/10/1987 - 240 páginas The author suggests that the full significance of Clare's contribution to English literature is found not in his social criticism, but in his refusal to dissociate himself from his past or to become assimilated into the mainstream of English culture at the expense of his class-identity. She argues that a clear set of aesthetic principles informs his finest work and provides the first thematic and structural classification of his poetry. Focussing on the major vocational poems and selected passages from the prose, she shows how Clare formulated the creative ideas and rhetorical techniques that allowed him to give unified expression to both his social and literary concerns. Clare's deep involvement with nature and rural England was not only the basis for his poetry, but also enabled him to articulate beliefs which opposed the inhumane values of his time. |
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... social and agrarian upheaval . She discusses Clare's political attitudes and his views on the social issues which most affected him - poverty , economic inequality , class preju- dice , and the enclosure movement and shows how his social ...
... social and agrarian upheaval . She discusses Clare's political attitudes and his views on the social issues which most affected him - poverty , economic inequality , class preju- dice , and the enclosure movement and shows how his social ...
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... Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada . Printed on acid - free paper Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Clare , Johanne , 1951- John Clare and the bounds of circumstance Bibliography : p . Includes index . ISBN ...
... Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada . Printed on acid - free paper Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Clare , Johanne , 1951- John Clare and the bounds of circumstance Bibliography : p . Includes index . ISBN ...
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... social forces that helped to shape Clare's imagination and of their more subtle manifestations in his poetry . One could argue that the sense of deprivation and loss , the imagery of imprison- ment , and the obsessive concern with the ...
... social forces that helped to shape Clare's imagination and of their more subtle manifestations in his poetry . One could argue that the sense of deprivation and loss , the imagery of imprison- ment , and the obsessive concern with the ...
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... social circumstances , and one of the saddest ele- ments of Clare's story is to be found in the fact that he believed both apologies were necessary . But this was Clare in 1818 , and as early as 1821 he was to regret having encouraged ...
... social circumstances , and one of the saddest ele- ments of Clare's story is to be found in the fact that he believed both apologies were necessary . But this was Clare in 1818 , and as early as 1821 he was to regret having encouraged ...
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... social identity was to assume enormous importance when he wrote about the prevailing values , historical events , and class conditions which shaped the world in which he lived . Almost all of his social criticism was written from the ...
... social identity was to assume enormous importance when he wrote about the prevailing values , historical events , and class conditions which shaped the world in which he lived . Almost all of his social criticism was written from the ...
Índice
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The Thousands and the Few | 12 |
The Enclosure Elegies | 36 |
3 The Struggle for Acceptance | 56 |
4 The Village Minstrel | 86 |
5 Language and Learning | 112 |
6 Literary Principles | 132 |
The Bird Poems | 164 |
Conclusion | 189 |
A Note on Texts | 195 |
Notes | 197 |
Bibliography | 207 |
Index | 215 |
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