Six Centuries of Verse (1984)

Six Centuries of Verse

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.

Six Centuries of Verse

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Chaucer - ted hughes

  • 1x2

    Old english

  • 1x3

    Chaucer 1340-1400

  • 1x4

    Medieval - elizabethan 1400-1600

  • 1x5

    Shakespeare 1564-1616

  • 1x6

    Metaphysical and devotional 1590-1670

  • 1x7

    Milton 1608-1674

  • 1x8

    Restoration and augustan 1660-1745

  • 1x9

    Romantic pioneers 1750-1805

  • 1x10

    Wordsworth 1770-1850

  • 1x11

    Younger romantics

  • 1x12

    Victorians 1837-1901

  • 1x13

    American pioneers 1855-1910

  • 1x14

    Romantics and realists

  • 1x15

    Early twentieth century 1914-1939

  • 1x16

    Towards the present 1934-1984

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