This documentary looks at a group of visionary writers – the Romantics – who changed the way we see the world, exploring stories of bloodshed, political upheaval and poetry.
free. Peter Ackroyd reveals how the radical liberal ideas that inspired the French Revolution opened up a world of opportunity for great British writers such as William Blake, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth , and inspired some of the greatest works of English literature.
Her ideas are the foundation of our modern conception of freedom, and David Tennant, Dudley Sutton, and David Srelford recount her words.
nature. Peter Ackroyd captures the spirit of romance and tells the story of human beings getting rid of the shackles of industry and commerce and returning to the freedom of nature.
When the Industrial Revolution swept Britain in the late 18th century, Romantics turned to nature for great experiences.
But this isn’t just a walk in the countryside; it’s a groundbreaking effort to understand what it means to be human. The poetry they wrote was a radical protest against the dark world plaguing Britain.
eternal. The lives of Byron, Keats, and Shelley were short, but their radical lifestyles changed the world. At 19, Shelley wrote The Necessity of Atheism – it was banned and burned, but it freed Romantics from religion.
In order to find meaning in a world without God, they promote free love, celebrity and secular idolatry, such as the core ideas of modern Western culture.
