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On First Looking into Chapman's Homer
Episode 6 of 6
Keats' poem records him touching the ancient world through translation and his fecund imagination. Peggy Reynolds explores the stories behind its creation and its enduring appeal.
Peggy Reynolds explores the background, effect and lasting appeal of some well-loved poems.
'Much have I travelled in the realms of gold...' Keats' sonnet - his first great poem - begins. Keats couldn't read Greek and the poem records him touching the ancient world through translation and his already fecund imagination. Peggy explores the stories behind its creation and its enduring appeal.
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Sat 19 Dec 200923:30
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- Sun 13 Dec 200916:30BBC Radio 4
- Sat 19 Dec 200923:30BBC Radio 4
