'Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive' wrote Wordsworth of the early days of the French Revolution, but the storming of the Bastille led not to freedom but to the Terror.
'Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive' wrote Wordsworth of the early days of the French Revolution, but the storming of the Bastille led not to freedom but to the Terror.
Kenneth Clark traces the progressive disillusionment of the artists of the Romantic movement through the music of Beethoven, the poetry of Byron and the sculpture of Rodin.
Comments:
Tris tan
Now that's an ending
John Bosquet-Morra
No one could pull this series off today.
Craig Carr
I showed this ending to somebody and they simply thought Clark was being grumpy and old. I find it rather inspiring to be honest.
Richard Tjäder
We should defy all those forces that threaten to impair our humanity... yes, indeed
Andrew
I saw the raft of the Medusa in the Louvre over the summer and it was breathtaking...
Andres Karel
01:58...what is that I hear? yes, ITS BEETHOVEN!!
Eric Meece
Apparently the list of music omits Beethoven's Leonore Overture #3 at the beginning.
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