| Description |
7 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (64 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm) |
| Series |
Modern scholar.
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| Contents |
Lecture 1. St. Augustine of Hippo and the Confessions and City of God -- Lecture 2. Constantine, Boethius, and the Fall of the Western Roman Empire -- Lecture 3. The Germanic north: Beowulf and The Poetic Edda -- Lecture 4. Byzantium and the eastern empire -- Lecture 5. The rise of Islam -- Lecture 6. Monasticism -- Lecture 7. Scholastic philosophy and St. Thomas Aquinas -- Lecture 8. Troubadours and Celts in The Lais of Marie de France -- Lecture 9. The matter of Britain: Chretien de Troyes -- Lecture 10. Dante: Vita Nuova and Inferno -- Lecture 11. Dante: The Divine Comedy : Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso -- Lecture 12. Gothic art and architecture -- Lecture 13. Late Scholasticism and early modern science -- Lecture 14. Early Renaissance culture. |
| Summary |
A richly detailed look at St. Augustine, Beowulf, St. Thomas Aquinas, Aurthurian legends, Dante, Gothic art, and other highlights of the period. Through the course of these lectures, it becomes apparent that the "dark" ages were in fact a time of immense achievement, and a time that richly rewards those who study its art and philosophies. |
| Subject |
Middle Ages Sound recordings.
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| Local Subject |
BOOKS ON COMPACT DISC.
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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Madden, Thomas F.
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Potkay, Monica Brzezinski.
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| Added Title |
Classic education through the great books |
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Medieval world |
| ISBN |
9781428170100 |
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1428170103 |
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9781428170117 (course guide) |
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1428170111 (course guide) |
| Music No. |
UC105 Recorded Books |
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