This resource is a very good documentary narrated by the literary critic Peter Ackroyd and explores the period of our literary history that is known as the Romantic period. This is a period that begins [roughly] in the late 18th century and pushes into the mid 19th century. The film considers the influence of all the major Romantic figures such as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Keats etc and considers the enormous influence of new technology and new philosophies.
It has a particular relevance for my AS and A2 Level students as the documentary provides an overview of the work and life of Coleridge and also considers the work of Mary Shelley. It is a very impressive piece of film-making and is packed with useful historical detail.
This was a series that consisted of three one hour documentaries titled Liberty, Nature and Eternity. There might be a few lip-synch issues with this You Tube version but this is more than a fair price to pay when compared with the amount of precious information being offered to the viewer. Please do not fear Peter Ackroyd's sinister moustache.
THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE.
The link below will take you to the first section of the first documentary. This first documentary is titled 'Liberty.' Click on link below then navigate through the series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mka_Il5U9Jw&feature=related
MLR.
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