These volumes represent the third and fourth of five volumes devoted to Clare's 'middle period', between 1822 and 1837. Poems range from satirical and political verse in 'The Summons' and 'The Hue & Cry', to an expression of his philosophy of nature in 'The Eternity of Nature', and a statement of Clare's poetic objectives in 'To the Rural Muse'.
This ongoing Clarendon edition of Clare's poetry... will come to be seen as one of the greatest editions of the twentieth century.
