Clare, John

Japanese: クレア（英語表記）Clare， John

Born 13 July 1793 at Helpston, Northamptonshire
[Died] May 20, 1864, Northampton. British poet. He called himself "the poor peasant poet of Northamptonshire." Born into a poor family and receiving little formal education, he showed a strong desire to read from an early age. In 1808, after reading J. Thomson's The Seasons, he decided to become a poet. In 1820, he published his first collection of poems, Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery. In the same year, he moved to London and became acquainted with many writers. Due to poverty, he became increasingly depressed, and in 1837 he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Epping Forest, and in 1841 he was transferred to a hospital in Northampton, where he spent 23 years until his death. His works include The Village Minstrel (1821), The Shepherd's Calendar (27), and The Rural Muse (35). A unique lyricism is found in pure nature poetry.

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Japanese:

[生]1793.7.13. ノーサンプトンシャー，ヘルプストン
[没]1864.5.20. ノーサンプトン
イギリスの詩人。「ノーサンプトンシャーの貧農詩人」と自称した。貧しい家庭に生れ正規の教育はほとんど受けなかったが，幼少の頃から旺盛な読書欲を示した。 1808年，J.トムソンの『四季』を読んで詩人を志した。 20年最初の詩集『田園の生活と風景』 Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Sceneryを出版。同年ロンドンに出て多くの文人と知合った。貧困のため憂鬱症が高じて，37年エッピング・フォレストの精神病院に入院，41年ノーサンプトンの病院に移り，ここで死ぬまでの 23年間を過した。作品は『村の吟遊詩人』 The Village Minstrel (1821) ，『牧人の暦』 The Shepherd's Calendar (27) ，『田舎の詩神』 The Rural Muse (35) など。純粋な自然詩のうちに独自の抒情性が見出される。

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