Six Centuries of Verse (1984) is a drama web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Six Centuries of Verse online in HD.
Six Centuries of Verse — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: John Gielgud
Six Centuries of Verse — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1984-05-02 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 8/10 (2 votes) |
Six Centuries of Verse — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Chaucer – Ted Hughes (1984-05-02) — This introductory programme establishes the continuity and variety of poetry over six centuries, touching on different genres by using extracts from some of the many poems featured
- E2: Old English (1984-05-09) — A look at the poetry composed between the mid-seventh century and the Norman Conquest, including Julian Glover's reading of part of his own adaptation of the heroic epic Beowulf.
- E3: Chaucer 1340-1400 (1984-05-16) — Chaucer was the first great named poet in English. This programme focuses on The Canterbury Tales, with a reading of the introduction by Gary Watson and a detailed exploration of T
- E4: Medieval – Elizabethan 1400-1600 (1984-05-23) — This programme explores the late Medieval period leading into the Renaissance, discussing poems dealing with love, death and ambition by Skelton, Wyatt, Raleigh, Marlowe and Shakes
- E5: Shakespeare 1564-1616 (1984-05-30) — A chronological look at Shakespeare's dramatic genius, using extracts from eight plays: Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, Cymbeline
- E6: Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670 (1984-06-06) — The vigour and audacity of John Donne's love poetry is contrasted with his equally powerful devotional works. The programme then explores the work of Donne's disciple George Herber
- E7: Milton 1608-1674 (1984-06-13) — Milton's dedication, his humanity and his blindness are all given illustration in Ian Richardson's reading of the sonnet to his dead wife, Katharine, while his eloquence is highlig
- E8: Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745 (1984-06-20) — An overview of the great age of satire: among the works featured are Rochester's 'A Satire Against Reason and Mankind', Dryden's 'Absalom and Achitophel' and the mock-heroic 'MacFl
- E9: Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805 (1984-10-21) — This programme features excerpts from Jonathan Smart's 'Jubilate Agno', written in Bedlam, five poems by Blake, Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan', and Wordsworth's 'The Solitary Reaper' – a
- E10: Wordsworth 1770-1850 (1984-10-28) — 'Upon Westminster Bridge', 'Daffodils', 'A Slumber Did My Spirit Steal', and an extract from Book I of 'The Prelude' are among the poems read by Julian Glover; all were filmed in W
- E11: Younger Romantics (1984-11-04) — Among the poems featured are Shelly's 'Ozymandias', 'The Mask of Anarchy' and 'Adonais'; Keats' 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' and 'To Autumn'; and part of Byron's 'Don Juan'.
- E12: Victorians 1837-1901 (1984-11-11) — The Victorian period of richly represented with extracts of poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Emily Bronte, Christina Rossetti, Robert Browning, Matthew Arnold and Agernon Charles Sw
- E13: American Pioneers 1855-1910 (1984-11-18) — Lee Remick reads Julia Ward Howe's 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' along with poems by Edgar Allen Poe and Emily Dickinson; Stacy Keach reads poems by Walt Whitman and Herman Mel
- E14: Romantics and Realists (1984-11-25) — This programme covers verse of the late Victorian period and the early twentieth century, with poems by Thomas Hardy, Gerard Manley, A.E. Houseman and Rudyard Kipling.
- E15: Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939 (1984-12-02) — Wilfred Owen's 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' and Edward Thomas' 'Old Man' are among the featured poems, while Cyril Cusack reads a selection of poems by W.B. Yeats, and Ian Richardson
- E16: Towards the Present 1934-1984 (1984-12-09) — Anthony Hopkins reads two of Dylan Thomas' most widely known poems, and Stacy Keach reads Robert Lowell's 'For the Union Dead'; poetry by Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes close the ser
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Six Centuries of Verse have? 1 season(s) with 16 episodes.
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