Persisting Dreams: Romanticism in Europe

Synopsis: Tells the story of Byron as romantic hero - how he constructed himself and how he influenced later artists including the French painter Delacroix and the composer Giuseppi Verdi. Romanticism is thus shown as a pan-European movement. Filmed on location in Venice, France and Turkey.
Series: Approaching Literature, Course A210
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: English language and literature
Keywords: Byron, George Gordon (1788-1824); poetry; Romantic movement; writers - English

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