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Talk by John Holloway
The speaker points out that in spite of efforts made in the nineteenth century by poets such as Tennyson, Arnold, Morris, and Doughty to revive the spirit and practice of epic, the long narrative poem has become virtually an anachronism in England. He examines possible reasons for this and discusses the question whether some of the elements in early epic poetry can still be relevant today.
John Holloway is Lecturer in English in the University of Aberdeen.

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Talk By:
John Holloway

A play by W. B. Yeats
Music composed by Matyas Seiber
Production by Frederick Bradnum
The Musicians:
Singer: Andrew Gold
Charles Botterill (percussion)
Geoffrey Gilbert (flute) George Elliott (guitar)
The Players:

Contributors

Play By:
W. B. Yeats
Composed By:
Matyas Seiber
Production By:
Frederick Bradnum
Singer:
Andrew Gold
Singer:
Charles Botterill
Flute:
Geoffrey Gilbert
Guitar:
George Elliott
The Blind Beggar:
Victor Platt
The Lame Beggar:
Harry Hutchinson
The Saint:
Denis McCarthy

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