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Augustan Poets, The (1999 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £16.90

Introduces the work of the Augustan poets, concentrating on Pope and Dryden and includes readings and reconstructions to place the poets and their work in context. Examines themes such as bitterness,...

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Propaganda - War of the Mind (2000 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 48 min., 2001 sale: £9.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Looks at the part played by propaganda in World War II as governments struggled to gain the upper hand in the war away from the battlefield. Methods were sometimes less than subtle, or in some cases...

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Metaphysical Poets, The (1999 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2004 sale: £19.90 (+ VAT +p&p)

Examines the work of the metaphysical poets as exemplified by John Donne. The work of the metaphysical poets was characterised by ingenious, often highly intricate wordplay. The video includes period...

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War Against the Zulus, The (1996 Video)

aka: Zulu Wars 1879 - The Disaster at Isandlwhana

Subject

History

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min.

Uses battle reconstructions from the film ZULU DAWN, further reconstructions and re-enactments, dramatised eye-witness accounts, and 3-D mapping techniques to tell the story of the slaughter at Isandlwhana,...

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Romantic Poets, The 1 (2000 Multimedia)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

CD-ROM

A guide to the lives, times and works of the Romantic poets, focusing particularly on Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron and Keats. Contains over 120 poems in full with one poem by each poet read aloud; modern...

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Canterbury Tales, The 1 (1999 Multimedia)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

CD-ROM

An introduction to Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales’, with Middle English, modern English and facsimile versions. Also contains a an exploration of key themes, a guide to the characters; glossary;...

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Partisans - War Behind the Lines (2000 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 48 min., 2001 sale: £9.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Uses archive footage to highlight the importance of the organised civilian groups who fought military actions or performed acts of espionage, sabotage, disruption and protest against occupying forces. Looks...

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Victorian Poets, The (1999 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £16.90

The work of Tennyson, Browning and Hopkins provides the basis for this introduction to the work of the Victoria poets. Featuring readings of the great works of this period, plus atmospheric filmed...

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War Poets, The (1998)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £10.99

Traces the development of war poetry from Anglo-Saxon times to World War 1, using footage from feature films, contemporary images. Features critique and analysis by Jon Stallworthy of Oxford University, and...

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Romantic Poets, The (2000 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2004 sale: £16.90 (+p&p +VAT)

A study of the poets of the Romantic period, focusing particularly on Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron and Keats. Provides an introduction to a movement that reflected the general shift in attitude in the early...

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