To The Rural Muse and Other Poems


Gelesen von Alan Mapstone

The English poet John Clare was the son of a farm labourer and was often referred to as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet". His work is mostly inspired by the English countryside and the rural way of life. In "To the Rural Muse" he explains how he regarded some aspects of the rural life as a kind of Poetic Muse.

Clare originally wrote in Northamptonshire dialect with little or no punctuation. Modern editions of his work often revise these aspects.

(Summary by Alan Mapstone) (1 hr 12 min)

Kapitel

To the Rural Muse 14:28 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
On May Morning 7:34 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Thoughts in a Churchyard 2:56 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Sonnet - To Napoleon 1:32 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
On an Infant Killed by Lightning 1:44 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Shepherd's Song 2:17 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Evening Star 3:10 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Insects 2:15 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Skylark 2:35 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Genius 5:33 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Milking Hour 2:18 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Pasture 2:57 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
SONNETS: Rural Scenes 1:31 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Lord Byron 1:29 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Crowland Abbey 1:33 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
November 1:34 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Milking Shed 1:33 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
To Charles Lamb 1:34 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Boston Church 1:31 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Izaac Walton 1:29 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Hail-storm in June 1831 1:33 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
The Flood 1:31 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
Shepherd's Hut 1:34 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
A Woodland Seat 1:28 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
On Leaving the Cottage of my Birth 5:04 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone