moving image The Western literary canon in context. [Parts 1, 2 & 3]
- Summary
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Professor John M. Bowers discusses why some works and not others become part of the literary canon. He examines the context of the works, and how academic curriculum perpetuates and changes the development of the canon.
- Contents
- Disc 1. Lecture 1. The bible and the literary canon -- Lecture 2. The bible as literature -- Lecture 3. The epic of Gilgamesh: Western literature? -- Lecture 4. Homer's odyssey and the seafaring hero -- Lecture 5. The context of Athenian tragedy -... Read more
- Format
- moving image
- Description
- 6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 course guidebook (iv, 209 pages ; 22 cm)
- Publisher
- 2008
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 800 WES in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TADL-WOOD | 800 WES in Adult Non-fiction | Available |