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Six centuries of verse, Thames Television ; compiled and written by Anthony Thwaite ; series producer, Diana Potter ; produced and directed by Richard Mervyn

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Six centuries of verse, Thames Television ; compiled and written by Anthony Thwaite ; series producer, Diana Potter ; produced and directed by Richard Mervyn
Language
eng
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videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
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Six centuries of verse
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601978886
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Thames Television ; compiled and written by Anthony Thwaite ; series producer, Diana Potter ; produced and directed by Richard Mervyn
Runtime
410
Summary
Traces the evolution of English-language poetry from Beowulf to modern times. Includes historical background and oral interpretation of the featured poems, including works by Chaucer, Shakespeare, William Butler Yeats, Dylan Thomas, Emily Dickinson, John Milton, and many more
Table Of Contents
Disc 1. Chaucer to Ted Hughes, 1384-1984 ; Old English ; Chaucer, 1340-1400 ; Medieval to Elizabethan, 1400-1600 ; Shakespeare, 1564-1616 ; Metaphysical & devotional, 1590-1670 -- Disc 2. Milton, 1608-1674 ; Restoration & Augustan, 1660-1745 ; Romantic pioneers, 1750-1805 ; Wordsworth, 1770-1850 ; Younger romantics, 1800-1824 -- Disc 3. Victorians, 1837-1901 ; American pioneers, 1855-1910 ; Romantics & realists, 1870-1920 ; Early twentieth century, 1914-1939 ; Towards the present, 1934-1984
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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