The Lives of Stonehenge: Wordsworth and Blake

For the third episode in her short series on Stonehenge, Rosemary Hill is joined by Seamus Perry to experience the stone circle through the mind and eyes of a Romantic, with the likes of Wordsworth, Blake, Turner and Constable. For these poets and artists, Salisbury Plain took on a gloomy and richly psychological presence, lit with intense personal and political drama, and animated with revolutionary thought.Buy Rosemary Hill's book Stonehenge from the LRB Bookshop here: lrb.me/stonehengebookSign up to the LRB's Close Readings podcast:Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPqIn other podcast app: lrb.me/closereadings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.