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Lyrical Ballads

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A selection of poems from Wordsworth and Coleridge's 1798 collaboration, which marked the beginning of the English Romantic poetry movement. In Episode One, we hear Coleridge's 'Lewti' and Wordsworth's 'The Thorn', while in Episode Two the verses showcased are Coleridge's 'The Nightingale' and Wordsworth's 'Lucy' poems. In the final episode, we hear Wordsworth's 'Lines Written A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey' and Coleridge's pseudo-medieval ballad, 'Love'. The readers are Julius D'Silva, Mark Meadows and Peter Gruffyd. Adapted and produced by Emma Harding.
Author William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Narrator Full Cast, Mark Meadows
Duration 40 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781445870809
Format Audiobook
Publisher BBC Audio
Genre Films, cinema, Radio / podcasts, Television
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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