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Gawain and the Green Knight
This beautifully dramatized version of the late-14th-century poem offers a bonanza to the English teacher: one of the best known of the Arthurian legends, a portrait of life in Arthurian days as the Pearl poet imagined it, a baker’s dozen of discussi...(more details) |
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Not the Valentine's Day cliche "How do I love thee?" nor the ever-loving half of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, this is the actual young Elizabeth Barrett, emotionally brutalized by an unbending father, who appeared to use her verses to distance her...(more details) |
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
This program draws a parallel between Coleridge’s best-known poem and the poet’s own life, haunted by his addiction to opium. It shows his desperate attempt to free himself from his demon; tells us about Coleridge’s time and friends—especially his re...(more details) |
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William Blake: Songs of Innocence and Experience
"The Chimney Sweeper" poems-one from Songs of Innocence and the other from Songs of Experience-are the principal focus of this program, which compares the two poems, exploring their social context and style and returning again and again to the langua...(more details) |
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Byron: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
The title is drawn from Caroline Lamb's description of the poet, who seems to stand just out of camera range as the program focuses on publisher John Murray, descended from the John Murray who first published Byron's works. His offices are filled wit...(more details) |
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