Classical mythology
Record details
- ISBN: 9781565855687
- ISBN: 156585568X :
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Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (71 pages each ; 22 cm).
videodisc - Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2000]
- Copyright: ©2000
Content descriptions
General Note: | 24 lectures on 4 discs, 2 discs per container. In 2 containers (25 x 17 cm.). |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Course guidebooks include bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1. Lecture 1. Introduction ; Lecture 2. What is myth? ; Lecture 3. Why is myth? ; Lecture 4. "First was Chaos" ; Lecture 5. The reign of the Olympians ; Lecture 7. Demeter, Persephone, and the conquest of death ; Lecture 8. The Eleusinian Mysteries and the afterlife ; Lecture 9. Apollo and Artemis ; Lecture 10. Hermes and Dionysos ; Lecture 11. Laughter-loving Aphrodite ; Lecture 12. Culture, pre-history, and the "Great Goddess" -- pt. 2. Lecture 13. Humans, heroes, and half-gods ; Lecture 14. Theseus and the "test-and-quest" myth ; Lecture 15. From myth to history and back again ; Lecture 16. The greatest hero of all ; Lecture 17. The Trojan War ; Lecture 18. The terrible House of Atreus ; Lecture 19. Blood vengeance, justice, and the Furies ; Lecture 20. The tragedies of King Oedipus ; Lecture 21. Monstrous females and female monsters ; Lecture 22. Roman founders, Roman fables ; Lecture 23. "Gods are useful" ; Lecture 24. From Ovid to the stars. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Lecturer: Elizabeth Vandiver, University of Maryland. |
System Details Note: | DVD; region 1. |
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Subject: | Mythology, Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology, Roman |
Genre: | Nonfiction films. Lectures. Educational films. |
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Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Degenstein Community Library | DVF DVN CLASSICAL (Text) | 35031300667260 | DVD | Available | - |
Degenstein Community Library | DVF DVN CLASSICAL (Text) | 35031300667270 | DVD | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults 292.08 VAN Great Courses (Text) | 33454005894787 | 2nd Floor | Checked Out | 04/26/2024 |
Easton Main Library | DVD 292.08 V (Text) | 31901003839026 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Wayne County Public Library | DVD 292.08 VAN (Text) | 31843000799052 | DVD Nonfiction | Available | - |