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A Champion of the Poor: Political Poetry and Prose (Fyfield Books) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for A Champion of the PoorThis collection of poems and prose, which includes "The Parish", in a new and corrected text, "The Hue and Cry" and "The Summons" reveal John Clare's reactions to events of the time and the political and social conditions. Such writings illuminate the poetry and help enhance our sense of Clare and his attitudes to the world of his day.
Full description- Publisher: Fyfield Books
- Published: 31 August 2000
- Format: Paperback 220 pages
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- Categories: Poetry By Individual Poets | Literary Essays | Anthologies (non-poetry) | Literary Studies: General
- ISBN 13: 9781857544237 ISBN 10: 1857544234
- Sales rank: 781,077
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Full description for A Champion of the Poor
This text brings together Clare's longest poem, "The Parish", and his satires, "The Hue and Cry" and "The Summons". Other poems, some previously unpublished, are included. They reveal his reactions to political and social conditions and events of his age. There are also prose works and fragments in which he reflects on the issues of the day included in the collection. A detailed introduction evokes the larger context of Clare's writings and the difficulties he faced as a labourer trying to voice the concerns of his class in a period when such matters were regarded as the exclusive province of the educated and propertied classes. The book is part of Carcanet's "John Clare Programme".
