John Clare's Peepshow: The Clarean Camera and the Medium of Peasant Poetry.

The article delves into the metaphorical implications of the "peep show" within the sphere of John Clare's poetry and public perception. It explores Clare's use of this metaphor to convey his feelings of being objectified and spectacularized as a rural poet, particularly in the wake of his debut volume. It sheds light on the complex interplay between laboring poets, technological spectacle, and literary identity in the early nineteenth century.