Six Centuries of Verse
★★★★★4.0
Drama
Sir John Gielgud is joined by an outstanding repertory of actors in this pioneering, imaginative series demonstrating the immense variety and emotional impact of English-language poetry, from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era.
Episodes
All seasons
S01 · E01
Chaucer - Ted HughesMay 2, 1984
S01 · E02
Old EnglishMay 9, 1984
S01 · E03
Chaucer 1340-1400May 16, 1984
S01 · E04
Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600May 23, 1984
S01 · E05
Shakespeare 1564-1616May 30, 1984
S01 · E06
Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670June 6, 1984
S01 · E07
Milton 1608-1674June 13, 1984
S01 · E08
Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745June 20, 1984
S01 · E09
Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805October 21, 1984
S01 · E10
Wordsworth 1770-1850October 28, 1984
S01 · E11
Younger RomanticsNovember 4, 1984
S01 · E12
Victorians 1837-1901November 11, 1984
S01 · E13
American Pioneers 1855-1910November 18, 1984
S01 · E14
Romantics and RealistsNovember 25, 1984
S01 · E15
Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939December 2, 1984
S01 · E16
Towards the Present 1934-1984December 9, 1984
