Learning on ScreenRomantics and Realists (1870-C1920)
- Synopsis
- Readings from Thomas Hardy, Gerald Manley Hopkins, E A Houseman and Rudyard Kipling. Ashcroft and Glover read from Hardy: ‘The Ruined Maid’, ‘In Church’, ‘At Castle Boterel’, ‘I Looked into my Glass’ and ‘He Never Expected Much.' Ian Richardson reads four poems by Hopkins: ‘Pied Beauty’, ‘The Windhover’, ‘Spring and Fall’, and ‘I Wake and Feel the Fell of Dark’. Nicholas Gecks reads Houseman’s ‘Tell Me Not Here’ and ‘In Valleys Green and Still’. Gielgud reads Kipling’s ‘The Story of Uriah’.
- Series
- Six Centuries of Verse (16 Parts)
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.
- Year of production
- 1984
- Availability
- out of distribution; 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p) 1997 sale: £89.95 (+VAT +p&p) series of 16 programmes
- Documentation
- Reference: ‘Six Centuries of Verse’ by Anthony Thwaite.
- Uses
- Students of English literature.*
- Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- performances; poetry
Credits
- Writer
- Anthony Thwaite
- Cast
John Gielgud
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Granada Learning
- info@granada-learning.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.granada-learning.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0161-827 2927
- Fax
- 0161-827 2966
- Address
- Customer Services
Granada Television
Quay Street
Manchester M60 9EA
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