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The Essay - Secret Places in the Four Quartets

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Poet Craig Raine investigates the mystical dimension of TS Eliot's Four Quartets, taking him to some of the key locations of the poem. With readings by Ralph Fiennes

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The Essay - Secret Places in the Four Quartets - Episode 1

Craig Raine investigates the mystical dimension of TS Eliot's Four Quartets, visiting the key locations of the poem. With readings by Ralph Fiennes.

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The Essay - Secret Places in the Four Quartets - Episode 2

Craig Raine discusses the 'poem of place' and how earlier examples influenced TS Eliot's masterpiece The Four Quartets. With readings by Ralph Fiennes.

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The Essay - Secret Places in the Four Quartets - Episode 3

Craig Raine identifies a hidden aspect of TS Eliot's The Four Quartets - the agenda to represent the more elusive areas of emotion. With readings by Ralph Fiennes.

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The Essay - Secret Places in the Four Quartets - Episode 4

Craig Raine on how TS Eliot, dealing with obscure areas of feeling, set about expressing the inexpressible in his series of poems The Four Quartets. Readings by Ralph Fiennes.

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