THE JOHN CLARE SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA

 

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First Publications of John Clare's Poems by David Powell. 

 

Published by the John Clare Society of North America, this book is the first in a series of research monographs on John Clare. This book is now available as a free E-book. Click the download button below to access the book in PDF format.

 

First Publications of John Clare's Poems by David Powell. Second Edition.

Research Papers on John Clare, number 1

Copyright 2009 by the John Clare Society of North America

A revised and augmented second edition of the definitive guide for researchers on John Clare, this 100-page book offers detailed bibliographic information on the first place of publication for every poem included in the complete Oxford English Texts edition of Clare's poetry (9 volumes, 1984-2003).  In this volume, readers of John Clare can discover where each of his poems first appeared in print.  The second edition is thoroughly revised and augmented on the basis of new research, with dozens of poems and places of first publication appearing here for the first time.  Reflecting many years of scholarly research by a distinguished editor of Clare's poetry, this indispensable volume provides a comprehensive survey of Clare's poems published in books and periodicals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  Every scholar of John Clare - especially those who are engaged in research concerning the reception history of Clare's poetry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - should obtain a copy of this essential work.  Readers of John Clare's poetry will be fascinated to learn where each one of his poems was first published!

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