Sasha Dugdale on Ode to a Nightingale
In 1819, John Keats wrote five of the greatest odes in the English language. Sasha Dugdale explores Ode to a Nightingale.
1819 was a stunningly fertile year for John Keats, when he wrote five of the greatest odes in the English language and actually introduced words and phrases never heard before - "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.....", "Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty....." "O for a beaker full of the warm South....."
Five leading contemporary poets each celebrate a single ode.
4. Sasha Dugdale on Ode to a Nightingale
Producer; Beaty Rubens
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- Thu 10 Jan 201922:45BBC Radio 3
- Thu 1 Oct 202022:45BBC Radio 3
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