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Great Courses (2020), 24 lectures, 31 minutes each, 248 pages
Description
The ancient Greeks, more than any other early culture, have given the template for Western civilization. The course takes viewers from the great Classical and Hellenistic eras through Greece's dramatic modern history. Discover Greek culture in examples such as Athenian democracy; Greek religious beliefs; Greek drama, epic poetry, and philosophy; and Greek sculpture, vase painting, and architecture.
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LibraryThing member A.Godhelm
One of the least focused courses I've stumbled across. It takes the historical tack for about half the course, going from ancient greece to modern greece, and then tries to mix it up with generalized segments on everything from culture to food and art appreciation. This tack doesn't elevate the
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material at all and feels like 5 bad courses crammed into one. Show Less
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English
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[01] Why Study the Greek World? [02] Bronze Age Greece: Minoans and Myceneans [03] Dark Age and Archaic Greece [04] Classical Greece: The Age of Pericles [05] Alexander the Great: Greek Culture Spreads [06] Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Baghdad [07] Modern Ideas of Ancient Greece [08] The Birth of the Greek Nation-State [09] Greek Mythology: Monsters and Misfits [10] Greek Religion: Dangerous Gods, Tricky Heroes [11] The Sensuality of Greek Sculpture [12] The Perfection of Greek Architecture [13] The Monumentality of Greek Painting [14] Homer’s Humanity: The Epic Experience [15] Greek Theater: Producing and Staging Plays [16] Greek Drama: Laughter and Tears [17] Greek Politics, Law, and Public Speaking [18] Greek Historians: The Birth of History [19] Greek Philosophy: Man and Nature [20] Greek Science: Discovery and Controversy [21] The Greek Way of Waging War [22] Greek Language, Literacy, and Writing [23] Eating and Drinking among the Greeks [24] What Does Greece Mean to Us Today?