Simon Schama's John Donne

Simon Schama's John Donne

Season 1

20091 episodes

Simon Schama celebrates the life and work of one of Britain's greatest love poets, John Donne.

Episodes

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Simon Schama's John Donne
2009-05-26 · 58m
Simon Schama celebrates the life and work of one of Britain's greatest love poets, John Donne. For Schama, Donne is the poet who transformed English poetry through his emotional honesty and skilled use of language. With the help of academic John Carey and actor Fiona Shaw, he undertakes a passionate appraisal and forensic examination of Donne's work.