| Description |
7 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (96 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm) |
| Series |
Modern scholar.
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| Note |
Compact discs and book. |
| Bibliography |
Course guide includes bibliographical references. |
| Performer |
Lecturers, Timothy B. Shutt, Katherine L. Elkins , and Joel F. Richeimer. |
| Summary |
The Odyssey of the West series addresses in chronological sequence the works that have shaped the ongoing development of Western thought both in its own right and in cultural dialogue with other traditions. Part six imparts a learned understanding of the forces that shaped-- and continue to shape-- Western culture. |
| Contents |
Lecture 1. Anglophone America and the United States -- Lecture 2. Soren Kierkegaard -- Lecture 3. Impressionism and Post-Impressionism -- Lecture 4. Nietzsche -- Lecture 5. The rise of psychology and Sigmund Freud -- Lecture 6. The age of empire and the Great War -- Lecture 7. Modernism -- Lecture 8. The modern novel -- Lecture 9. The lost generation -- Lecture 10. Logical positivism and Ludwig Wittgenstein -- Lecture 11. World War II and the postwar world -- Lecture 12. Jean-Paul Sartre -- Lecture 13. Postmodernism -- Lecture 14. The contemporary world. |
| Subject |
Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- Sound recordings.
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History, Modern -- 20th century -- Sound recordings.
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Civilization, Western -- History -- Sound recordings.
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| Local Subject |
BOOKS ON COMPACT DISC.
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| Added Author |
Elkins, Katherine L.
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Richeimer, Joel F.
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| Added Title |
Odyssey of the West. VI : the twentieth century |
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Odyssey of the West 6 |
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Classic education through the great books |
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Twentieth century |
| ISBN |
9781436141475 |
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1436141478 |
| Music No. |
UC126 Recorded Books |
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