Six Centuries of Verse

Ended

5/2/1984

en - GB

Sir John Gielgud is joined by an outstanding repertory of actors in this pioneering, imaginative series demonstrating the immense variety and emotional impact of English-language poetry, from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era.

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Actors

John Gielgud

Himself - Presenter

Six Centuries of Verse

Season 1

1. Chaucer - Ted Hughes

2. Old English

3. Chaucer 1340-1400

4. Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600

5. Shakespeare 1564-1616

6. Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670

7. Milton 1608-1674

8. Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745

9. Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805

10. Wordsworth 1770-1850

11. Younger Romantics

12. Victorians 1837-1901

13. American Pioneers 1855-1910

14. Romantics and Realists

15. Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939

16. Towards the Present 1934-1984

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