Life lessons from the great myths
Record details
- ISBN: 1598037765
- ISBN: 9781598037760
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Physical Description:
sound recording
videodisc
6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) - Publisher: Chantilly, Virginia : Teaching Co., 2011.
- Copyright: ©2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Accompanying course guidebook includes bibliographical references (p. 190-196.) |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1 : Heroes, history and myth -- The myth of Troy -- Homer and mythology -- In search of historical Troy -- Life lessons from the Trojan War -- Jason and the golden fleece / Disc 2 : Theseus and the minotaur -- Myth and Athenian drama -- Fate and free will in mythology -- Atlantis, fact or fiction? -- The epic of Gilgamesh -- Gilgamesh and history / Disc 3 : The book of Genesis -- Exodus, the foundation of the Jewish people -- The historical power of biblical stories -- Aeneas, Rome's national hero -- Romulus, the founder of Rome -- Lays of ancient Rome / Disc 4 : Alexander the Great in history -- Alexander the Great in romance -- Beowulf, historical roots and heroic values -- King Arthur, fact or fiction? -- In search of the holy grail -- Vikings in America? / Disc 5 : Vergil the magician -- The Battle of Kosovo -- Julius Caesar in history -- Napoleon and the mantle of Caesar -- Arminius and German mythology -- Teuton versus Roman / Disc 6 : Davy Crockett and the myth of the frontier -- The Alamo -- Jesse James and the myth of the outlaw -- General Custer, hero or villian? -- Reagan, Hollywood, and American ideals -- Mythology as a path to wisdom. |
System Details Note: | DVDs. |
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Subject: | Mythology in literature Mythology, Classical, in literature Mythology, Greek, in literature Mythology, Roman, in literature Literature and society |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | GCDVD 809 Life GC053 (Text) | 33294001966480 | DVDs | Volume hold | Available | - |
Prince Rupert Library | GCDVD 809 Life GC053 (Text) | 33294001966498 | DVDs | Available | - |