| Description |
7 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (80 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm) |
| Series |
Modern scholar.
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| Bibliography |
Course guide includes bibliographical references. |
| Performer |
Lecturer, Timothy B. Shutt. |
| 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 four provides a close look at the period from the Renaissance to the scientific revolution and into the early Enlightenment. These lectures take in the immense variety and singular achievements that have helped mold our present societies. |
| Contents |
Lecture 1. Machiavelli: The Prince -- Lecture 2. Northern humanism -- Lecture 3. The northern Renaissance in art -- Lecture 4. The Italian High Renaissance in art -- Lecture 5. The Reformation -- Lecture 6. Exploration, The Hapsburg Empire and the Catholic Reformation; The golden age of Spain -- Lecture 7. The wars of religion and Montaigne -- Lecture 8. Shakespeare: King Lear -- Lecture 9. Shakespeare: The Tempest -- Lecture 10. Bacon and Descartes -- Lecture 11. The scientific revolution -- Lecture 12. The Dutch golden age -- Lecture 13. Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan -- Lecture 14. John Locke: Second Treatise on Government. |
| Subject |
Renaissance -- Sound recordings.
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Enlightenment -- History -- 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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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Title |
Odyssey of the West, 4 |
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Classic education through the great books |
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Toward Enlightenment |
| ISBN |
1428176306 |
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9781428176300 |
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9781428176317 (course guide) |
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1428176314 (course guide) |
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