Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Music of Poetry

I'm becoming more and more convinced that poetry is meant to be read aloud.

I've been watching Elizabeth R on YouTube. I remember watching it when it originally came out in the 70's. Beautifully done costumes (authentic as well)...the language in this movie is unsurpassed.

This 5 minute clip from the movie shows Elizabeth bidding farewell to Francis, the duke d'Alencon. She and the duke were to be married, but politics of the time eventually led her to call off the engagement.

Glenda Jackson recites a poem that Queen Elizabeth wrote afterward: On Monsieur's Departure.

This is poetry at its finest.

By the way, the duke d'Alencon is played by Michael Williams, the late husband of Dame Judy Dench.

2 comments:

TACParent said...

I like poetry. No, I love poetry. I also think reading it out loud is beautiful.

Staying in Balance said...

I'm really beginning to appreciate poetry read aloud. I think much of literature would be better appreciated and certainly better understood if read aloud.

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