Shelley's Invocation

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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.

Station

Radio 3

Series

Twenty Minutes

Duration

20 Minutes

Episodes

First Broadcast	Comments
20090723	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.

Episodes

First Broadcast	Comments
20090723	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.