Brontës and verses

Two Brontë-related DVD releases:

Kultur announces the DVD release of the Classic Literature Series. One of the DVDs is devoted to the Brontë Sisters:

The Brontë Sisters
Street Date: May 25, 2010
Run Time: 60 minutes
ISBN: 978-0-7697-8957-6
Territory: U.S. and Canada--Region 1

This film is a study of the popular and celebrated authors Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë. This absorbing film examines the women behind the famous name, the great works, the family and the locations key to lives of the Brontë sisters.
The Brontës remain among the most popular and best-known writers ever, a staple for hundreds of thousands of students whose works are still studied and read around the world. Literary greats like Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall are still read and enjoyed by millions around the world, and now you can discover the inspiration for these wonderful works, the locations which helped create legendary scenes and the political and social backdrop which shapes the writings of the Brontë sisters.

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Six Centuries of Verse
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 3
Studio: Athena
DVD Release Date: April 27, 2010
Run Time: 410 minutes

Rediscover the music of the spoken word as John Gielgud (Arthur) conducts a grand tour of English-language poetry through the centuries. Compiled by poet and literary critic Anthony Thwaite, these works show the power of verse to stir the emotions and fire the imagination. They include not only classics by Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron, Whitman, and Yeats, but also surprising, often-overlooked gems. Gielgud provides the literary and historical context for each, while readings by outstanding British and American actors reveal the rich textures and seductive rhythms in every line.
The performers include Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India), Lee Remick (Days of Wine and Roses), Stacy Keach (Mike Hammer, Private Eye), Ralph Richardson (Doctor Zhivago), Ian Richardson (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), Julian Glover (By the Sword Divided), and Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), among others.

Episode 12 (Victorians, 1837-1901) features poetry by Emily Brontë. More information can be read on Monsters & Critics.

Categories: Movies-DVD-TV, Poetry