Six Centuries of Verse

Season 1 Episode 8: Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745

An overview of the great age of satire: among the works featured are Rochester's 'A Satire Against Reason and Mankind', Dryden's 'Absalom and Achitophel' and the mock-heroic 'MacFlecknoe', and Pope's masterpiece of mordant wit, 'The Dunciad'.

Genre:

Drama

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

16

Cast:

John Gielgud

Quality:

HD

Duration:

400 min

First Air:

1984

Rating:

8.0