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The Fallacies of Hope
Here Clark argues that the French Revolution led to the dictatorship of Napoleon and the dreary bureaucracies of the nineteenth century and traces the disillusionment of the Romanticism artists is traced from Beethoven's, Byron's poetry, Delacroix's paintings to Rodin's sculpture.
Aired: May 11, 1969 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: Kenneth ClarkCreated By: Kenneth ClarkProducers: Michael GillDuration: 50m Rating: 0 Country: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy Production: BBC
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01: The Skin of Our Teeth02: The Great Thaw03: Romance and Reality04: Man: The Measure of all Things05: The Hero as Artist06: Protest and Communication07: Grandeur and Obedience08: The Light of Experience09: The Pursuit of Happiness10: The Smile of Reason11: The Worship of Nature12: The Fallacies of Hope13: Heroic Materialism