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Vandiver, Elizabeth, 1956-
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Mythology, Classical.
Mythology, Greek.
Mythology, Roman.
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Vandiver, Elizabeth, 1956-
Mythology, Classical.
Mythology, Greek.
Mythology, Roman.
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Classical mythology [videorecording (
DVD
)] / Elizabeth Vandiver.
by
Vandiver, Elizabeth, 1956-
Teaching Co., 2000.
Call #:
DVD
292
.13
V245c
Subjects
Mythology, Classical.
Mythology, Greek.
Mythology, Roman.
Series
Great courses (
DVD
). Literature & language. Western literature.
Great courses (
DVD
).
ISBN:
9781565855687
156585568
Alternate title:
Great Courses. Classical mythology [videorecording (
DVD
)]
Format:
[videorecording (
DVD
)] /
Description:
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebooks (160 p.)
Notes:
Course guidebook includes an outline for each lecture, a glossary, biographical notes, and a bibliography.
Course no. 243.
"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Home use only.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (Course guidebook, pages 149-160).
Contents:
Disc 1. Introduction -- What is myth? -- Why is myth? -- "First was Chaos" -- The reign of the Olympians -- Immortals and mortals -- Disc 2. Demeter, Persephone, and the conquest of death -- The Eleusinian Mysteries and the afterlife -- Apollo and Artemis -- Hermes and Dionysos -- Laughter-loving Aphrodite -- Culture, pre-history, and the "Great Goddess" -- Disc 3. Humans, heroes, and half-gods -- Theseus and the "test-and-quest" myth -- From myth to history and back again -- The greatest hero of all -- The Trojan War -- The terrible House of Atreus -- Disc 4. Blood vengeance, justice, and the Furies -- The tragedies of King Oedipus -- Monstrous females and female monsters -- Roman founders, Roman fables -- "Gods are useful" -- From Ovid to the stars.
Performers:
Lecturer, Professor Elizabeth Vandiver, Whitman College.
Summary:
In this set of 24 lectures, Professor Elizabeth Vandiver, University of Maryland, introduces the student to the primary characters and most important stories of classical Greek and Roman mythology. She also surveys some of the leading theoretical approaches to understanding myth in general and classical myth in particular.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
DVDs.
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Teaching Company.
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