Reading John Clare as a Naturalist from His "Natural History Writings"

John Clare is widely known as a nature poet in British romantic literature.Critics often focus quite exclusively on his poetic works therefore,most of his natural prose writings have been constantly neglected.In fact,in addition to presenting the artistic values,Clare' s poems and prose also jointly contribute to the scientific values from the aspect of natural history studies.Through comparative studies with the contemporary nature writers,one can grasp Clare' s contribution concerning botanical and zoological aspects respectively,This paper aims at demonstrating the linking role between scientific studies and homeland protection in the typical "Clarean" nature writing.