John Clare

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John Clare, 1820, portrait by William Hilton

John Clare (born July 13, 1793 in Helpston , Northamptonshire , † May 19, 1864 ) was an English naturalist and known as one of the best descriptors of country life .

Life

John Clare was born on July 13, 1793 in Helpstone, the son of a day laborer . Despite very little educational resources, he developed happily and quickly. James Thomson's Seasons awakened his poetic talent and inspired the 13-year-old to the song The morning walk and its counterpart The evening walk . John Turnill at Helpstone took him on and taught him writing and arithmetic. Clare earned his living by handicrafts and playing the violin , he sang of God and nature for his own pleasure. In 1818 his sonnet on the setting sun came into the hands of the bookseller Drury at Hamford, and the latter prompted the edition of a collection of Clare's poems descriptive of rural life and scenery , which aroused general interest. Another equally successful collection of his poems appeared under the title The village minstrel, and other poems . Having thereby come into possession of a small fortune, Clare settled in Helpstone, but fell into misery through unfortunate land speculation . He died on May 19, 1864 in a psychiatric hospital.

Works

In the English original

  • Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, 3rd ed., London 1820
  • The Village Minstrel, and Other Poems, London 1821, 2 volumes
  • The Shepherd's Calendar with Village Stories and Other Poems, London 1827
  • The Rural Muse, London 1835.
  • Sonnet, London 1841
  • First love
  • Snow Storm
  • The Firetail
  • The Badger

Essays

  • Popularity of Authorship, 1824.
  • Further essays appeared posthumously in Essays on Landscape; Essays on Criticism and Fashion; Recollections on a Journey from Essex; Excursions with anglers; For Essay on Modesty and Mock Morals and For Essay on Industry .

In German language

  • Journey from Essex and other personal testimonials, translated by Esther Kinsky . Matthes and Seitz, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-327-8 .
    • contains texts from Autobiographical Fragments; Journey out of Essex and Letter to Matthew Allen .
  • Whispers of wind and quivering thistle. Sketches from his life, translated by Esther Kinsky . Golden Luft Verlag, Mainz 2020, ISBN 978-3-9818555-8-6 .
    • contains Sketches in the Life of John Clare written by himself and addressed to his Friend John Taylor Esqr March 1821 and What is Life?

literature

  • Frederick Martin: The Life of John Clare. London 1865.
  • JL Cherry: Life and Remains of John Clare. London 1873.
  • Jonathan Bate: John Clare. A biography. Picador, London [u. a.] 2003, ISBN 0-330-37106-1 .
  • Iain Sinclair : Edge of the Orison. In the traces of John Clare's "Journey out of Essex". Hamish Hamilton, London 2005; Penguin, London 2006.
    • German by Esther Kinsky: The edge of the Orizont. In the footsteps of John Clare's «Journey from Essex» . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95757-327-8 .

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personal data
SURNAME Clare, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English natural poet
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Helpston , Northamptonshire
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1864