These volumes represent the third and fourth of five volumes devoted to Clare's 'middle period', between 1822 and 1837, arguably the years of his finest creativity. The poems contained in these volumes range from examples of Clare's satirical and political verse, in 'The Summons' and 'The Hue & Cry', to a telling expression of his philosophy of nature, in 'The Eternity of Nature', and probably the most important statement of Clare's poetic objectives in 'To the Rural Muse'. If there is any lingering belief in the 'sameness' of Clare's verse, these volumes ought surely to dispel it.
- ISBN10 0198123418
- ISBN13 9780198123415
- Publish Date 16 April 1998
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 7 July 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 672
- Language English