Grant L Voth
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Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Daunted by the "great big books" of the Western canon? Looking for the same pleasures, satisfactions, and insights from books that are shorter, more accessible, and less dependent on classical references and difficult language than tomes such as Moby-Dick and Ulysses ? The truth is that there are so many works that are just as engaging, just as enjoyable, and - most important - just as insightful about great human themes and ideas as anything you'd
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English
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Whether around the campfire, between the covers of a great book or in the theater, the desire to tell stories has been a common human impulse for thousands of years. These 48 lectures take you on a journey through time and around the world, from the enormous auditoriums of ancient Greece to a quiet study in the home of a 19th-century New England spinster, to introduce the history of world literature.
In this course, you'll sample some of the greatest...
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Language
English
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Myths provide the keys to truly grasping the ways that principles, rituals, codes, and taboos are woven into the fabric of a particular society or civilization. It's through myths that we can answer these and other fundamental questions: How was the universe created, and why? What is the purpose of evil? Why is society organized the way it is? How did natural features like rivers, mountains, and oceans emerge? This entertaining and illuminating course...
9) A day's read
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Join three literary scholars and award-winning professors as they introduce you to dozens of short masterpieces that you can finish--and engage with--in a day or less with A Day's Read. Professor Arnold Weinstein of Brown University and Professor Grant L. Voth of Monterey Peninsula College--two of our most popular literature professors--are joined by award-winning Professor Emily Allen of Purdue University. Together, all three offer you their unique...
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