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Flannery O'Connor
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Flannery O’Connor is often likened to Faulkner for her portrayal of the character and lifestyle of the South, Kafka for her fascination with the bizarre, and Beckett for her dark humor—comparisons that underscore the fact that her voice has a unique place in the canon of American literature. This program provides a biographical sketch of O’Connor that illuminates her efforts to come to terms with what she perceived as the fundamental absurdity of the human condition while never shying away from incendiary social issues. Readings from Wise Blood, “The Displaced Person,” “The River,” “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” and “Revelation” are included.
History through Literature: Chivalry & Commerce: The Late Middle Ages
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Showing how religious fervor shaped events in the Middle Ages, this program discusses faith in the literature and cultural intersections of the late medieval world. Viewers learn about the era’s intellectual reawakening embodied in Muslim efforts to preserve classical learning, the emergence of Church-run universities in Europe, and increasing discontent with the Church and its power. The program compares the chivalrous ideals depicted in El Cid (Spain) to those in Tale of Genji (Japan) and Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (India). It also shows how religion stimulated the desire to encounter other cultures, as in the courts of China’s Great Khan, and the urge to conquer, as in the Crusades.
History through Literature: Liberation & Change: The Late Twentieth Century
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Guiding viewers through the decades following World War II, this program sheds light on the literature of the Cold War years as well as narratives that emerged from other global paradigms in the late 20th century. Students are introduced to works by George Orwell, J. D. Salinger, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Toni Morrison, Pablo Neruda, Wole Soyinka, and others. The program reveals how the threat of nuclear oblivion shaped American, European, and developing-world cultures as the superpowers struggled for world dominance—and how writers gave voice to the disadvantaged, the oppressed, and those who felt alienated from an increasingly conformist society.
History through Literature: Renaissance & Reformation (1450 to 1660)
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Chronicling the rediscovery of classical thought during the Renaissance, this program illustrates the intellectual awakening of the era—as well as its many cruelties—through its literature. The program provides historical context for Machiavelli’s The Prince, Erasmus’s Education of a Christian Prince, and Sir Thomas More’s Utopia; Cervantes’ Don Quixote; and Elizabethan literature, especially Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. It also shows how Gutenberg’s printing press and the rise of literacy and widespread communication strengthened the Protestant Reformation. Viewers learn about the rise of the new mercantile economy and how it led to new concentrations of power.
History through Literature: Romanticism & Revolution (1770 to 1870)
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Moving from the theoretical radicalism of the Enlightenment to the drama of outright rebellion, this program examines the cultural impetus of the American Revolution, its influence on the French Revolution, and subsequent sociopolitical shock waves. Viewers learn how the concept of revolt became a romantic idea connected with freedom, dignity, and hope for a better life, and how, by the early 1800s, both Romanticism and revolution had spread to Greece, Latin America, and North Africa. The program guides students through the pantheon of Romantic poets and profiles notable Americans, such as Frederick Douglass and Ralph Waldo Emerson, who posed challenges to both the spiritual and political status quo. A Discovery Channel Production.
History through Literature: World Wars & the Quest for Order (1900 to 1955)
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Using literature to dissect the first half of the 20th century, this program illustrates the ravages of two global wars, the hardship of worldwide economic depression, the nightmare of fascism and the Holocaust, and the rise of communism in Europe and elsewhere. The responses of the world’s authors to this epoch of upheaval are surveyed, revealing a wide range of commentary on the savagery of the time. Viewers are ushered through the writings of T. S. Eliot, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, W. E. B. DuBois, Richard Wright, and others. The program also touches on the New Deal, nuclear warfare, and the nonviolent philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.
Bill Moyers Journal: Actor John Lithgow / Poetry Festiva
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He’s played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien. In this edition of the Journal, multifaceted actor and children’s author John Lithgow joins Bill Moyers to share yet another side of himself: poetry lover. The award-winning stage and screen star talks about his favorite poems, insights into acting, and thoughts on the enduring power of art. The program also offers a tribute to the incomparable biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival with archival clips of Coleman Barks, W. S. Merwin, Sharon Olds, Kurtis Lamkin, and others reciting some of their deeply moving works.
Ruben Dario
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Considered by many as the first Modernist poet to write in Spanish, Rubén Darío is a major 20th-century literary figure by any reckoning. This program explores his life and work, with attention to both verse and prose achievements. Identifying Azul as the genesis of Spanish-language Modernism, the video also explores Darío’s Profane Hymns, which established his prominence among Latin American poets of the period. His horror story Thanatopia, his journalistic work for La Nación, his pacifist efforts prior to World War I, and his service as a diplomat are discussed as well—reflecting Darío’s importance in a time of political and artistic upheaval.
Information Literacy:The Peril
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Professor Maurita Holland of the University of Michigan School of Information provides expert commentary and guidance on a range of research activities, including evaluating the credibility of Web content, documenting online sources, and paraphrasing—not copying—the words of others.
The Adventures Of English
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In this eight part series, Melvyn Bragg, explores the development of the English Language over the last 1500 years. The first four programmes explain how this insignificant German dialect has evolved into a global language now spoken and understood by more people than any other in the world. The remaining four programmes visit various countries around the world to show the differences in modern English.
   
 

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