Hip hop star Akala explores and analyses key works by Wordsworth, Byron, Blake, Shelley and Keats. He discusses language, form, social context and classic Romantic themes with a range of poets, rappers and performance artists.
These clips are from the 成人论坛 series, Between the Lines: The Romantics.
Suitable for: GCSE English Literature in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland and National 4/5 in Scotland.
John Keats - Bright Star. video
Hip-hop star Akala explores the language and themes of John Keats鈥 poem 鈥楤right Star鈥 with the poet Daljit Nagra.
Lord Byron - When we two parted. video
Hip-Hop star Akala discusses the ideas and emotions in Byron鈥檚 poem, 鈥榃hen We Two Parted鈥 with battle rapper Mark Grist.
Percy Bysshe Shelley鈥檚 Ozymandias. video
Hip-Hop star Akala and poet Hannah Lowe explore Shelley鈥檚 poem 鈥極zymandias鈥 and how it illustrates the transience of power.
William Blake - London. video
Hip-hop star Akala visits the Lake District to examine the Boat Stealing episode from Wordsworth鈥檚 poem 鈥楾he Prelude鈥 with poet Helen Mort.
William Wordsworth - The Prelude. video
Hip-hop star Akala visits the Lake District to examine the Boat Stealing episode from Wordsworth鈥檚 poem 鈥楾he Prelude鈥 with poet Helen Mort.
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