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This selection includes some of Arnold's best known poems Dover Beach, Thyrsis and The Scholar-Gypsy as well as early works like The Forsaken Merman and a dramatised reading of The Strayed Reveller. His poetry was strongly influenced by Woodsworth, whose death he memorialised in the final poem.

(Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Cast of Tristam and Iseult
Tristram: Greg Giordano
Iseult of Ireland: Agnes Robert Behr
The Page: Adrian Stephens
Huntsman: Algy Pug

Cast of The Strayed Reveller
The Youth: Inkell
Circe: ShrimpPhish
Ulysses: Alan Mapstone]]>enArtsCopyright Michela Bertazzohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/32a1df2dc9a3e8570cc99516725d83c6.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tristram-and-iseult-and-other-poems-by-matthew-arnold-1822-1888--7102237Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:15:32 +0000Michela BertazzoMichela Bertazzofeeds@spreaker.comThe English poet and cultural critic Matthew Arnold was the son of the headmaster of Rugby School who became a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. He famously described Oxford as "that sweet city with it's dreaming spires". A deeply committed Christian...
This selection includes some of Arnold's best known poems Dover Beach, Thyrsis and The Scholar-Gypsy as well as early works like The Forsaken Merman and a dramatised reading of The Strayed Reveller. His poetry was strongly influenced by Woodsworth, whose death he memorialised in the final poem.

(Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Cast of Tristam and Iseult
Tristram: Greg Giordano
Iseult of Ireland: Agnes Robert Behr
The Page: Adrian Stephens
Huntsman: Algy Pug

Cast of The Strayed Reveller
The Youth: Inkell
Circe: ShrimpPhish
Ulysses: Alan Mapstone]]>falseserialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tristram-and-iseult-part-1-tristram--72500106https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500106Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo1493false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-forsaken-merman--72500108https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500108Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo376false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tristram-and-iseult-part-3-iseult-of-brittany--72500110https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500110Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo1046false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/west-london--72500112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500112Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo80false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tristram-and-iseult-part-2-iseult-of-ireland--72500114https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500114Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo852false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immortality--72500117https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500117Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo69false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-neckan--72500120https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500120Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo204false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/east-london--72500121https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500121Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo77false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dover-beach--72500124https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500124Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo179false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/austerity-of-poetry--72500127https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500127Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo80false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thrysis--72500129https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500129Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo1174false5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/east-and-west--72500131https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500131Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo77false10fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saint-brandan--72500132https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500132Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo233false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-divinity--72500136https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500136Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:19 +0000Michela Bertazzo70false13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cadmus-and-harmonia--72500111https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500111Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo133false17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/calais-sands--72500116https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500116Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo160false23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-good-shepherd-with-the-kid--72500119https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500119Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo69false15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/euphrosyne--72500123https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500123Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo111false20fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-scholar-gypsy--72500125https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500125Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo1006false22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stanzas-from-carnac--72500126https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500126Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo225false24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/memorial-verses--72500128https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500128Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo329false26fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/apollo-musagetes--72500133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500133Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo119false18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/urania--72500134https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500134Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo114false19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monica-s-last-prayer--72500135https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500135Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo71false16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-strayed-reveller--72500137https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500137Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo669false25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lines-written-in-kensington-gardens--72500138https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72500138Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:20 +0000Michela Bertazzo182false21full