Odyssey of the West 6 : a classic education through the great books: the twentieth century

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  • Contributor:

    Shutt, Timothy Baker

    ,

    Elkins, Katherine L.

    ,

    Richeimer, Joel F.

    Summary:

    The Odyssey of the West series concludes with a fascinating look at the twentieth century and a discussion of the major works and strains of thought that ushered in the modern age and shaped Western culture.

    Contents:
    • Anglophone America and the United States
    • Søren Kierkegaard
    • Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
    • Nietzche
    • The rise of psychology and Sigmund Freud
    • The age of empire and the Great War
    • Modernism
    • The modern novel
    • The lost generation
    • Logical positivism and Ludwig Wittgenstein
    • World War II an the postwar world
    • Jean-Paul Sartre
    • Postmoderism
    • The contemporary world.
    Genre: History
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD , [Prince Frederick, Md.] , Recorded Books , [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781456108427

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Shutt, Timothy Baker

Elkins, Katherine L.

Richeimer, Joel F.

Abstract

The Odyssey of the West series concludes with a fascinating look at the twentieth century and a discussion of the major works and strains of thought that ushered in the modern age and shaped Western culture.

Genre
History
Publisher (Source)

Prince Frederick, MD

[Prince Frederick, Md.]

Recorded Books

[Distributed by] OneClick Digital

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