Six Centuries of Verse

S1 E61984

Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670

Episode Synopsis

The vigour and audacity of John Donne's love poetry is contrasted with his equally powerful devotional works. The programme then explores the work of Donne's disciple George Herbert, and Andrew Marvell.

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Six Centuries of Verse

Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670

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Next Episodes

Chaucer - Ted Hughes

Old English

Chaucer 1340-1400

Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600

Shakespeare 1564-1616

Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670

Milton 1608-1674

Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745

Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805

Wordsworth 1770-1850

Younger Romantics

Victorians 1837-1901

American Pioneers 1855-1910

Romantics and Realists

Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939

Towards the Present 1934-1984

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