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The poet, John Clare, who lived from 1793-1864, was the son of a Northamptonshire labourer and himself at various times a herd boy, militiaman, vagrant and unsuccessful farmer. He writes of the countryside and of village life with the special intensity of one who knows the land and its people intimately. "The Shepherd's Claendar", his most ambitious single poem, is both a classic of English poetry and a piece of social history, representing a statement about English country life from the point of view of its most silent representative - the agricultural labourer. To the modern reader "The Shepherd's Calendar" should be of interest because of the accuracy of its portrayal of natural life inthe different months of the year. It evokes natural life, using popular language, often derived from folk-songs and ballads. The book provides a sort of almanack of country life, detailing the tasks to be performed in each month of the year: ploughing in February, lambing in March, weeding in May, hay-making in June and so on. It also describes the flowers, the birds and the beasts to be found in hedgerow and field. It celebrates the festivals of the year - May Day games, shee-shearing feasts, Harvest Home and Christmas. As such, it will appeal to anyone who knows anything about nature in Britain or about farming life. This new edition of the text corrects numerous earlier misreadings as well as supplying substantial changes to "July" and "October". there is also a new introduction detailing the continuing importance of the poem to modern readers.
Hardcover:
9780199672226, titled "The Shepherd's Calendar" | 2 edition (Oxford Univ Pr, June 10, 2014), cover price $21.00
9780192831545, titled "The Shepherd's Calendar" | 2 sub edition (Oxford Univ Pr, October 1, 1995), cover price $10.00 | About this edition: The poet, John Clare, who lived from 1793-1864, was the son of a Northamptonshire labourer and himself at various times a herd boy, militiaman, vagrant and unsuccessful farmer.
Book Description: A selection from Arnold's writing on education, other than Culture and Anarchy. All the pieces stem from his work as Inspector of Schools: they illustrate his concern both with the principles that must be established as a basis for the education of an industrial democracy and his practical concern with the day-to-day running of schools...read more
Paperback:
9780521110280 | 1 edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, April 30, 2009), cover price $39.99 | About this edition: A selection from Arnold's writing on education, other than Culture and Anarchy.
Paperback:
9780521021777 | Cambridge Univ Pr, November 30, 2005, cover price $84.99
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Hardcover:
9780521445474 | Cambridge Univ Pr, July 1, 1994, cover price $99.99
Paperback:
9780075570493 | McGraw-Hill College, January 1, 1989, cover price $25.25
Paperback:
9780075545910 | Random House Inc, February 1, 1986, cover price $30.45 | also contains Bone's Atlas of Pulmonary Medicine
Hardcover:
9780820307633 | Univ of Georgia Pr, March 1, 1985, cover price $30.00
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