Six Centuries of Verse — Season 1, Episode 8: Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745
Drama • 400 min • 1 season, 16 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
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 'MacFlecknoe', and Pope's masterpiece of mordant wit, 'The Dunciad'.
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.