Six Centuries of Verse — Season 1, Episode 4: Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600
Drama • 400 min • 1 season, 16 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
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 Shakespeare.
About Six Centuries of Verse
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.