John Clare: A Biography - Hardcover
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The first literary biography of the "poets' poet" chornicles his birth into poverty, his work as an agricultural laborer, his relationship with John Keats, and his career as a writer. 10,000 first printing.
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...Its seriousness, compassion and lightness of touch make it highly readable. -- TLS, October 2003
...this unusually tactful and sympathetic book tries... to see what he was trying to do on his own terms. -- Philip Hensher in Spectator, October 2003
Excellent... Let us be grateful for a biography which should do much to restore the poet to his proper place. -- Peter Washington in Literary Review, October 2003
Groundbreaking... this magnificent biography will be central to our appreciation of the poet for many years to come. -- Simon Kovesi on Independent, October 2003
In Jonathan Bate, Clare has found a scrupulous and sensitive biographer. -- Economist, October 2003
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The definitive biography of John Clare -- the poet's poet -- from Jonathan Bate
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- PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0374179905
- ISBN 13 9780374179908
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages688
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