John Clare

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John Clare was a 19th-century English poet known for his vivid depictions of rural life and nature, as well as his struggles with mental illness and social marginalization.

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instanceOf English poet
Romantic poet
human
poet
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1793-07-13
dateOfDeath 1864-05-20
describedBySource Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
educatedAt village school in Helpston
ethnicGroup English
familyName Clare
father Parker Clare
genre nature poetry
pastoral poetry
rural poetry
givenName John
hasMentalDisorder depression
psychosis
influenced later nature poets
influencedBy Robert Bloomfield
William Wordsworth
knownFor detailed observation of nature
dialect verse
portrayal of mental illness
vivid depictions of rural life
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainSubject birds
enclosure of common land
nature
plants
rural life
seasons
the English countryside
mother Ann Stimson
movement Romanticism
name John Clare
notableWork I Am
Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery
The Rural Muse
The Shepherd’s Calendar
The Village Minstrel and Other Poems
occupation farm labourer
poet
periodOfActivity 19th century
placeOfBirth Helpston
Northamptonshire
placeOfDeath Northampton
Northampton General Lunatic Asylum
residence Helpston
Northampton General Lunatic Asylum
Northborough
sexOrGender male
socialStatus peasant poet
spouse Patty Turner
workLocation Helpston
Northamptonshire

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