The Cambridge Companion to John Clare

Sarah Houghton-Walker is a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, a Founding Director of the Centre for John Clare Studies, and the author of three monographs: Wordsworth's Poetry of Repetition: Romantic Recapitulation (2023), Representations of the Gypsy in the Romantic Period (2014) and John Clare's Religion (2009).

Chronology; Introduction Sarah Houghton-Walker; Part I. Clare the Poet: 1. On Clare and Lyric Song Stephanie Kuduk Weiner; 2. Clare's Forms Andrew Hodgson; 3. John Clare: Translating Perception into Poetry Cassandra Falke; 4. Clare and the Sublime Ross Wilson; Part II. Clare the Naturalist: 5. Clare and Animals James Castell; 6. John Clare's Plants Fiona Stafford; 7. John Clare and the Community of Naturalists Robert Heyes; 8. Clare and Ecocriticism Markus Poetzsch; Part III. Clare's Image: 9. Self-Identity in a World of Influence Tim Chilcott; 10. 'Leading strings': Editing and Revision in Clare's Poetry Mark Storey; 11. Constructed Image: Portraits of Clare Scott McEathron; Part IV. Influences and Traditions: 12. Clare and Religion Emma Mason; 13. John Clare and the British Labouring-Class Tradition Bridget Keegan; 14. The Politics of Nature Tim Fulford; 15. Clare's Health Erin Lafford; 16. Clare Among the Poets Mina Gorji; Further Reading.