John Clare: A Literary Life.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)

Roger Sales. John Clare: A Literary Life. (Literary Lives.) New York: Palgrave. 2002. Pp. xviii, 195. $55.00. ISBN 0-333-65270-3.

Roger Sales' John Clare: A Literary Life is the latest in Palgrave's well-known Literary Lives series. The series aims at offering more than mere biography; it seeks to present an author within a context that helps to throw light upon both the author and the conditions of literary production. Sales' study offers an intriguing view of John Clare; it is not concerned with critically reading Clare's writing but, rather, with critically reading his times. ...

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