How 5 English Poets Became Revered Across Europe | Literary Classics: The Romantics

English Romanticism tends to be dominated by a few names: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats. Their lasting impact on literature keeps their names etched into European history along with Shakespeare and Darwin, and in this fascinating documentary, their contributions are revealed in...

51 min - Books, Theatre & Photography - Perspective

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