Six Centuries of Verse

Season 1 • Episode 7: Milton 1608-1674 • Watch with subtitles

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Episode 7: Milton 1608-1674

June 13, 1984 • 400 min

Milton's dedication, his humanity and his blindness are all given illustration in Ian Richardson's reading of the sonnet to his dead wife, Katharine, while his eloquence is highlighted in Richardson's spectacular readings from Paradise Lost.

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