Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Título: The Greek world : a study of the history and culture. Editorial, Fecha: Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, [2020] ©2020 Formato: DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials Descripción: 4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 1 course guidebook (242 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). 4 3/4 in. digital optical NTSC video file DVD video Resumen: The ancient Greeks, more than any other early culture, have given the template for Western civilization. The course takes viewers from the great Classical and Hellenistic eras through Greece's dramatic modern history. Discover Greek culture in examples such as Athenian democracy; Greek religious beliefs; Greek drama, epic poetry, and philosophy; and Greek sculpture, vase painting, and architecture. Serie: The great courses. History. Civilization & culture. Great courses (DVD) Temas: Greece -- Social life and customs. Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C. Género: Lectures. Educational films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction films. Otro autor: Garland, Robert, 1947- lecturer. Teaching Company, production company. Notas: DVD. In English; closed-captioned. "Course No. 3189"--Container. 24 lectures (30 min. each). Lecturer, Robert Garland, Colgate University. Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook. Contenido: Disc 1. Why study the Greek world? -- Bronze Age Greece: Minoans and Myceneans -- Dark Age and Archaic Greece -- Classical Greece: the age of Pericles -- Alexander the Great: Greek culture spreads -- Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Baghdad. Disc 2. Modern ideas of ancient Greece -- The birth of the Greek nation-state -- Greek mythology: monsters and misfits -- Greek religion: dangerous gods, tricky heroes -- The sensuality of Greek sculpture -- The perfection of Greek architecture. Disc 3. The monumentality of Greek painting -- Homer's humanity: the epic experience -- Greek theater: producing and staging plays -- Greek drama: laughter and tears -- Greek politics, law, and public speaking -- Greek historians: the birth of history. Disc 4. Greek philosophy: man and nature -- Greek science: discovery and controversy -- The Greek way of waging war -- Greek language, literacy, and writing -- Eating and drinking among the Greeks -- What does Greece mean to us today? ISBN: 9781629979069 1629979066 9781629979069 Editor o número de distribuidor: ID3189A-01 PB3189A 3189 Otro número: 1161989519 Número de control: 1570833 Reservas de cursos: 0 Disponibilidad en sistema: 1 N.º de artículos locales: 1 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 1 N.º de artículos locales en: 1 Reservas vigentes: 0 Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Compartir Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Imagen de portada ampliada Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1