The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
Season 1
2020 · 3 episodes
1. Passions of the People
2020-09-11 · 59m
In this episode, Simon explores how Romantic artists created the secular icons of the modern democratic age, whose power continues to inspire the passions of revolt to this day.
2. The Chambers of the Mind
2020-09-18 · 59m
Simon explores how the romantics became the first intrepid explorers of dark recesses of the human mind, long before the modern psychological revolution. With contributions from Sir David Attenborough.
3. Tribes
2020-09-25 · 59m
Simon Schama explores how the romantics created the secular cult of national belonging in their poetry, music and art, with enormous consequences for the modern world.
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