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Proms Literary Festival: AE Housman

BBC Proms2008, Proms Literary Festival

For the 2008 Proms Literary Festival, Ian McMillan and Christopher Ricks discuss the life and poetry of AE Housman, best known for A Shropshire Lad.

As part of the 2008 Proms Literary Festival, Ian McMillan and Professor Christopher Ricks discuss the life and poetry of AE Housman. Best known now for A Shropshire Lad, Housman was one of the most widely read poets of his time and was praised by TS Eliot for his 'masterful, witty, controversial talent'.

20 minutes

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Tue 29 Jul 200820:20
BBC Radio 3

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    BBC Radio 3