Victoria Moul
Formerly Professor of Early Modern Latin and English at UCL
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureAnglican saintsEnglish male poetsSonneteers17th-century English male writersLutheran saints17th-century English poetsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarAnglican poetsAnglican writersAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgePoet priestsTuberculosis deaths in England17th-century Christian mysticsPeople educated at Westminster School, LondonProtestant mysticsAnglo-Welsh poets17th-century deaths from tuberculosis17th-century English Anglican priests
George Herbert
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of 'the most beautiful poem in the world' whose works on his relationship with God offered comfort to Charles I when he faced execution.
7 November 2024
Also featuring: Helen Wilcox, Simon Jackson
CulturePoet priestsAnglican poetsAnglican saintsTuberculosis deaths in England17th-century English poets17th-century Christian mysticsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeProtestant mysticsAnglo-Welsh poets17th-century deaths from tuberculosisSonneteers17th-century English male writersEnglish male poets17th-century English Anglican priestsAnglican writersPeople educated at Westminster School, LondonLutheran saints17th centuryWales