Sonnet, The

Synopsis

Radio programme. Presenter Melvyn Bragg and guests Professor Frank Kermode, Professor/poet Phillis Levin, and Professor Jonathan Bate discuss the Sonnet and its poetic relevance. What is it about the Sonnet that has inspired poets to bind themselves by its strictures again and again?

Series

In Our Time

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Radio

Notes

The programme is available for listening at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00546s8

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

poetry; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer

Charlie Taylor

Contributor

Frank Kermode; Jonathan Bate; Melvyn Bragg; Phillis Levin

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

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London
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