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Thorburn, David, Ph. D.
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Heart of darkness -- Criticism and interpretation.
Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939. The good soldier -- Criticism and interpretation.
Joyce, James, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses -- Criticism and interpretation.
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. To the lighthouse -- Criticism and interpretation.
Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation.
English literature -- 20th century.
English literature -- 20th century -- Appreciation.
English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Fiction -- 20th century -- Appreciation.
Literature, Modern -- Appreciation.
Modernism (Literature)
English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
English fiction -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Thorburn, David, Ph. D.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Heart of darkness -- Criticism and interpretation.
Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939. The good soldier -- Criticism and interpretation.
Joyce, James, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses -- Criticism and interpretation.
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. To the lighthouse -- Criticism and interpretation.
Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation.
English literature -- 20th century.
English literature -- 20th century -- Appreciation.
English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Fiction -- 20th century -- Appreciation.
Literature, Modern -- Appreciation.
Modernism (Literature)
English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
English fiction -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Masterworks of early 20th century literature [videorecording (DVD)] / David Thorburn.
by
Thorburn, David, Ph. D.
Teaching Co., c2007.
Call #:
DVD 809.9112 T487m
Subjects
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Heart of darkness
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939. The good soldier
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
Joyce, James, 1882-1941
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. To the lighthouse
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
Babelʹ
,
I
. (
Isaak
),
1894-1940
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962
--
Criticism
and
interpretation
.
English literature
--
20th century.
English literature
--
20th century
--
Appreciation.
English literature
--
20th century
--
History and
criticism
.
Fiction
--
20th century
--
History and
criticism
.
Fiction
--
20th century
--
Appreciation.
Literature, Modern
--
Appreciation.
Modernism (Literature)
English fiction
--
20th century
--
History and
criticism
.
English fiction
--
Moral and ethical aspects.
Series
Great courses (DVD)
Great courses (DVD). Literature & language. English literature.
ISBN:
9781598033205 (set)
Alternate title:
Great Courses. Masterworks of early 20th century literature [videorecording (DVD)]
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] /
Description:
4 videodiscs (12 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 155 p. ; 19 cm.).
Notes:
"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
Home use only.
Contents:
Disc 1. Road map: modernism and moral ambiguity
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How to read fiction: Joyce's "An encounter"
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Defining modernism: Monet's cathedral
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Defining modernism: beyond impressionism
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The man who would be king: imperial fools
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Heart of darkness: Europe's Kurtz.
Disc 2. Heart of darkness: the drama of the telling
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The shadow-line: Unheroic heroes
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The good soldier: the limits of irony
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The good soldier: killed by kindness
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Lawrence (and Joyce): sex in modern fiction
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Horse dealer's daughter: a shimmer within.
Disc 3. The metamorphosis: Uneasy dreams
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Dubliners: The music of the ordinary
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Ulysses: Joyce's Homer
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Ulysses: the incongruity principle
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To the lighthouse: life stands still here
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To the lighthouse: that horrible skull again.
Disc 4. Isaac Babel: Jew and Cossack
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Isaac Babel: Odessa's Homer
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Faulkner's world: our frantic steeplechase
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Absalom, absalom!: the fragile thread
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Pale fire: modern or postmodern?
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The moral vision of modern fiction.
Performers:
Lecturer, Professor David Thorburn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Summary:
These 24 half-hour lectures examine tradition and innovation in a representative sampling of Modernist fiction
--
the experimental masterpieces of Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and others that helped to make the early 20th century a decisive moment in the history of literature. The lectures assume no prior knowledge of our authors and always begin by offering a basic historical, cultural, or biographical context for the texts studied.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Teaching Company.
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2
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