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Great Authors of the British Isles: Beowulf to Shakespeare
In the first program of the series, viewers learn how the English language itself transitions from Old English to Middle English and to the rich and brilliant words of William Shakespeare.
*8th Century AD - Beowulf
*14th century - Sir Gawain and th...
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Great Poets of The World - Episode 4: English-language Poets: 8th Century A.D. - 1830
About this title: Traces England's long poetic tradition from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, Beowulf, through the transition from Old English to Middle English, in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Moving to the Renaissance, the episode features Edmund Spense...