
Description
Graham Martin, Reader in Literature at the Open University, considers the kind of information which is relevant to the interpretation of a poem. He assesses the possible value of general informatio...n, biographical information about the author, the historical context, and early drafts of the poem, in relation to W.B. Yeats poem 'The Second Coming'. 'The Second Coming' is read by Denys Hawthorne.
Graham Martin, Reader in Literature at the Open University, considers the kind of information which is relevant to the interpretation of a poem. He assesses the possible value of general informatio...n, biographical information about the author, the historical context, and early drafts of the poem, in relation to W.B. Yeats poem 'The Second Coming'. 'The Second Coming' is read by Denys Hawthorne.
Module code and title: | A306, Twentieth century poetry |
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Item code: | A306; 10; 1978 |
First transmission date: | 24-06-1978 |
Published: | 1978 |
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Duration: | 00:23:38 |
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Producer: | Paul Kafno |
Contributors: | Denys Hawthorne; Graham Martin |
Publisher: | BBC Open University |
Keyword(s): | Language; Second Coming |
Subject terms: | Poetry; Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 |
Master spool number: | 6HT/72852 |
Production number: | 00525_3329 |
Videofinder number: | 723 |
Available to public: | no |