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Patrick McGuinness

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Poet and critic Patrick McGuinness marks the 350th birthday of Milton's epic poem.

Poet and critic Patrick McGuinness marks the 350th birthday of Milton's epic poem. Paradise Lost came out of an era of revolutionary turmoil when politics and religion were reinvented in Britain. What does the poem say to us today? Patrick McGuinness sees Satan as half existential hero, half primal teenager. Producers: Tim Dee and Siobhan Maguire.

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Fri 15 Sep 2017 22:45

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