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BBC Radio 3's The Essay strand explores the origins of Western culture. Greek and Latin voices is for all listeners who want to know more about the literature which underpins Western civilisation. ...Each week, in four lively, accessible and highly illustrated nightly programmes, a combination of scholars, writers and passionate classicists of every persuasion, explore various aspects of the author in question. In this programme Seamus Heaney reflects on the lasting influence which Virgil has had on his own poetry and on the Western literary tradition, in a talk illustrated with some of Heaney's translations of the Roman poet's work.
BBC Radio 3's The Essay strand explores the origins of Western culture. Greek and Latin voices is for all listeners who want to know more about the literature which underpins Western civilisation. ...Each week, in four lively, accessible and highly illustrated nightly programmes, a combination of scholars, writers and passionate classicists of every persuasion, explore various aspects of the author in question. In this programme Seamus Heaney reflects on the lasting influence which Virgil has had on his own poetry and on the Western literary tradition, in a talk illustrated with some of Heaney's translations of the Roman poet's work.
| Series: | The Essay: Greek and Latin voices |
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| First transmission date: | 2008-07-15 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 3 |
| Published: | 2008 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:15:00 |
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| Producer: | Tim Dee |
| Presenter: | Maria Wyke |
| Contributors: | Seamus Heaney; Maria Wyke |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Subject terms: | Latin poetry; Latin texts and commentaries; Virgil--Criticism and interpretation--History |
| Production number: | AUDA349B |
| Available to public: | no |
