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The Speaking of Poetry: 2: John Donne

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Four illustrated talks by George Rylands

Taking Donne to represent those poets who use words primarily for their meaning, George Rylands speaks of the challenge offered to anyone who reads this kind of poetry to an audience. The talk is illustrated with recordings made by John Gielgud , Anthony Quayle , and Raf de la Torre.

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