| Edition |
[PDF workbook version]. |
| Description |
12 audio discs (approximately 12 hours) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 computer disc (pdf, color, ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical 1.4 m/s stereo rda |
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audio file CD audio |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Great courses, Literature & language, world literature |
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Great courses (Compact disc)
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| Performer |
Lecturer: Thomas A. Shippey, Saint Louis University. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Accompanying computer disc is a CD-ROM containing the course workbook (PDF). |
| System Details |
PDF requires Adobe Reader or PDF reader. |
| Contents |
Disc1. lectures 1 & 2. Frodo Baggins: a reluctant hero ; Odysseus: the trickster hero -- disc 2. lectures 3 & 4. Aeneas: the straight arrow ; Guinevere: a heroine with many faces -- disc 3. lectures 5 & 6. The wife of Bath: an independent woman ; Cressida: a love betrayed -- disc 4. lectures 7 & 8. Beowulf: a hero with hidden depths ; Thor: a very human god -- disc 5. lectures 9 & 10. Robin Hood: the outlaw hero ; Don Quixote: the first of the wannabes -- disc 6. lectures 11 & 12. Robinson Crusoe: a lone survivor ; Elizabeth Bennett: a proper pride -- disc 7. lectures 13 & 14. Natty Bumppo and Woodrow Call: frontier heroes ; Uncle Tom: the hero as martyr -- disc 8. lectures 15 & 16. Huckleberry Finn: free spirit of America ; Sherlock Holmes: the first great detective -- disc 9. lectures 17 & 18. Dracula: the allure of the monster ; Mowgli: the wolf child -- disc 10. lectures 19 & 20. Celie: a woman who wins through ; Winston Smith: the hero we never want to be -- disc 11. lectures 21 & 22. James Bond: a dangerous protector ; Fairy-tale heroines: new-style princesses -- disc 12. lectures 23 & 24. Lisbeth Salander: avenging female fury ; Harry Potter: whistle-blower hero.. |
| Subject |
Heroes in literature.
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Heroes -- Literary collections.
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Heroes -- Study and teaching.
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Heroes. (OCoLC)fst00955558
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Heroes in literature. (OCoLC)fst00955583
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Heroes -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst00955578
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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Audiobooks.
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Literary collections. (OCoLC)fst01423811
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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Recorded Books, LLC.
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| ISBN |
9781490685700 |
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1490685707 |
| Music No. |
PC2192A Teaching Company |
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GC0717 Recorded Books |
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