| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Great courses. Literature & Language, world literature |
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Great courses (DVD). Literature & Language.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 Frodo Baggins - A Reluctant Hero Episode 2 Odysseus - The Trickster Hero Episode 3 Aeneas - The Straight Arrow Episode 4 Guinevere - A Heroine with Many Faces Episode 5 The Wife of Bath - An Independent Woman Episode 6 Cressida - A Love Betrayed Episode 7 Beowulf - A Hero with Hidden Depths Episode 8 Thor - A Very Human God Episode 9 Robin Hood - The Outlaw Hero Episode 10 Don Quixote - The First of the Wannabes Episode 11 Robinson Crusoe - A Lone Survivor Episode 12 Elizabeth Bennet - A Proper Pride Episode 13 Natty Bumppo and Woodrow Call - Frontier Heroes Episode 14 Uncle Tom - The Hero as Martyr Episode 15 Huckleberry Finn - Free Spirit of America Episode 16 Sherlock Holmes - The First Great Detective Episode 17 Dracula - The Allure of the Monster Episode 18 Mowgli - The Wolf Child Episode 19 Celie - A Woman Who Wins Through Episode 20 Winston Smith - The Hero We Never Want to Be Episode 21 James Bond - A Dangerous Protector Episode 22 Fairy-Tale Heroines - New-Style Princesses Episode 23 Lisbeth Salander - Avenging Female Fury Episode 24 Harry Potter - Whistle-Blower Hero. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Thomas A. Shippey, Saint Louis University. |
| Summary |
Heroes hold a special place in the imagination. Names such as Odysseus, Beowulf, and Queen Guinevere summon up mythic legends, while Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and Huckleberry Finn are some of the most recognizable figures in world literature. Study some of the most memorable and important characters ever created and gain fresh insight into what makes a hero and what makes a character successful. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Heroes in literature.
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Heroes -- Literary collections.
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Heroes -- Study and teaching.
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| Added Author |
Shippey, T. A., speaker.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11527486 |
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