Odyssey of the West Part 1, Hebrews and Greeks

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  • Contributor:

    Cline, Eric H.

    ,

    Hartswick, Kim J.

    ,

    Meineck, Peter

    ,

    Schiffman, Lawrence H.

    ,

    Shutt, Timothy Baker

    Summary:

    This course is an interdisciplinary series of connected lectures delivered by eminent scholars. The lectures address, in chronological order, a series of major works that have shaped the development of Western thought.

    Contents:
    • From Sumer to Athens
    • The epic of Gilgamesh
    • The Hebrew Bible: historical background and Genesis
    • The Hebrew Bible: Exodus and the Covenant
    • The Hebrew Bible: Psalms, Prophets, The Song of Songs, and Job
    • Greece: from the Bronze Age to the Archaic Age
    • The Iliad
    • Homer: The Odyssey
    • Hesiod and lyric poetry
    • Greek tragedy: Aeschylus
    • Greek tragedy: Sophocles
    • Greek tragedy: Euripides
    • Herodotus of Halicarnassus
    • Greek art.
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD , Recorded Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781456101619

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DC Contributor

Cline, Eric H.

Hartswick, Kim J.

Meineck, Peter

Schiffman, Lawrence H.

Shutt, Timothy Baker

Abstract

This course is an interdisciplinary series of connected lectures delivered by eminent scholars. The lectures address, in chronological order, a series of major works that have shaped the development of Western thought.

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Prince Frederick, MD

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