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Romance and Romanticism

In a romantic edition, Michael Rosen, Dr Laura Wright and Professor John Mullan explore the clusters of meanings and differences between the words romance and the Romantic poets, romanticism and the romance languages.
Producer Beth O'Dea.

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Mon 5 Oct 2015 23:00
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