VIDEOS THAT BRING
THE ROMANTIC POETS TO LIFE,
WITH NARRATION BY ROMANTICS ADMIRER
BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH AND MODERN FOLK-ROCK
SETTINGS OF THEIR OWN WORDS.
GATEWAYS INTO THE LIVES AND MINDS
OF ARTISTS WHO LIVED THROUGH TURBULENT
TIMES BUT IMAGINED A FUTURE BEYOND
THE LIMITS OF THEIR AGE
A story of courage and perseverence,
which ended in apparent failure but ended by
contributing to the creation of the modern Greek nation.
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A unique condensation of the passionate,
intensely creative poet's life, bringing his work alive in songs
and tracing his influence and legacy.
An imaginative take on the Romantics,
with their friend and colleague Leigh Hunt
telling of his friendship with the poets, and comparing them
with another great cultural force - The Beatles.
An overview of John Keats's life and work narrated by John Webster,
with images of locations associated with the poet.
Why 'strangely encouraging'? Because: Keats overcame childhood traumas,
abandoned a potentially lucrative career to be true to his vocation,
turned himself into a world-class poet in a three-year period,
arrived at his achievement through determination and false starts
as well as instinctive genius, and created a body of work that would eventually
secure his place as a poet as great as any of his time.
