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Shelley's Invocation

Duration:: 20 minutes

First broadcast:: Thursday 23 July 2009

Paul Farley explores Shelley's poem Invocation, the inspiration behind Elgar's Second Symphony, which begins with the line: 'Rarely, rarely comest thou, spirit of delight'. He is joined by Shelley biographer Ann Wroe and Simon Bainbridge of Lancaster University.

BBC Radio 3Thu 23 Jul 2009 20:35 BBC Radio 3

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