Close Readings Transforming Nature with John Clare By Carl Phillips Posted Nov 26, 2018 Carl Phillips examines how a poem by John Clare conveys “sensitivity to wilderness and the human ability to reason about it.” More
Close Readings Transforming Nature with Charlotte Smith By Carl Phillips Posted Nov 19, 2018 Carl Phillips looks at a 1797 sonnet by Charlotte Smith that explores the desire to escape “a civilization of reason’s making.” More