John Clare

Also known as Northamptonshire Peasant Poet

English poet (1793-1864)

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Works: 143

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Ten Poems about Robins
Great Poets of the Romantic Age (Poetry)
Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery
Life and Remains of John Clare, the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet
Poems Chiefly from Manuscript

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Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1928-10-22
Active to: 2012-01-26

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John Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet, born the son of a farm labourer who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption. His poetry underwent a major re-evaluation in the late 20th century and he is often now considered to be among the most important 19th-century poets. His biographer Jonathan Bate states that Clare was "the greatest labouring-class poet that England has ever produced. <a href="https:/

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Quotes

“And what is Life? — An hour-glass on the run,”
“And don't despise your betters cause they're old.”
“Throw not my words away, as many do; They're gold in value, though they're cheap to you.”
“And what's more wonderful, when big loads foil One ant or two to carry, quickly then A swarm flock round to help their fellow-men.”
“In politics and politicians' lies The modern farmer waxes wondrous wise; Opinionates with wisdom all compact, And een could tell a nation how to act; Throws light on darkness with excessive skill, Knows who acts well and whose designs are ill, Proves half the members nought but bribery's tools, And calls the past a dull dark age of fools.”
“When trouble haunts me, need I sigh? No, rather smile away despair;”

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Key facts

Born: ( 1793-07-13 ) 13 July 1793, Helpston , Northamptonshire , England
Died: 20 May 1864 (1864-05-20) (aged 70), Northampton , Northamptonshire , England
Genre: Rural
Notable works: Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery

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Commons category: John Clare
date of birth: 1793-01-01
date of death: 1864-01-01
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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to John Clare, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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John Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English countryside and his sorrows at its disruption. His work underwent major re-evaluation in the late 20th century; he is now often seen as a major 19th-century poet. His biographer Jonathan Bate called Clare "the greatest labouring-class poet that England has ever produced. No one has ever written more powerfully of nature, of a rural childhood, and of the alienated and unstable self."

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