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Odyssey of the West III - A Classic Education through the Great Books: The Medieval World by Timothy B. Shutt

Odyssey of the West III - A Classic Education through the Great Books: The Medieval World

by Timothy B. Shutt


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Unabridged Edition
Running Time
8 Hrs.

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Odyssey of the West I and II explored timeless works from the ancient world that shaped, and continue to shape, the culture and philosophies of life today. Part three is a richly detailed look at St. Augustine, Beowulf, St. Thomas Aquinas, Authurian legends, Dante, Gothic art, and other highlights of the period. Through the course of these lectures, it becomes apparent that the "dark" ages were in fact a time of immense achievement, and a time that richly rewards those who study its art and philosophies.

Lecture 1 St. Augustine of Hippo and the Confessions and City of God

Lecture 2 Constantine, Boethius, and the Fall of the Western Roman Empire

Lecture 3 The Germanic North: Beowulf and The Poetic Edda

Lecture 4 Byzantium and the Eastern Empire

Lecture 5 The Rise of Islam

Lecture 6 Monasticism

Lecture 7 Scholastic Philosophy and St. Thomas Aquinas

Lecture 8 Troubadours and Celts in The Lais of Marie de France

Lecture 9 The Matter of Britain: Chrétien de Troyes

Lecture 10 Dante: Vita Nuova and Inferno

Lecture 11 Dante: The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

Lecture 12 Gothic Art and Architecture

Lecture 13 Late Scholasticism and Early Modern Science

Lecture 14 Early Renaissance Culture


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