To The Rural Muse and Other Poems


Lu par 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)

Chapitres

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