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A Nocturnal Reverie
Jenni Fagan's dreamlike story inspired by the work of Anne Finch, one of the first published female poets whose pieces were a precursor to the English Romantic movement.
Writers choose poems as inspiration for new stories.
A Nocturnal Reverie
Poet and courtier Anne Finch was writing in the late 17th and early 18th centuries; one of the earliest published female poets, her work was praised by Wordsworth.
Jenni Fagan takes inspiration from Finch's poem in praise of the night to create a dreamlike meditation on power and rebellion.
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Writer .... Jenni Fagan
Reader ... Eileen Walsh
Producer ... Eilidh McCreadie
A BBC Scotland Production for BBC Radio 4
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Sun 23 Aug 202000:30
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- Fri 21 Aug 202015:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Sun 23 Aug 202000:30BBC Radio 4
