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Zane: Women Lit: Heroines, Sirens, Shrews
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Women in Literature. Heroines, Sirens, Shrews. Traces the historic
portrayal of women in literature from biblical and ancient Greek times
to the present. Numerous excerpts from a variety of works aid in the
discussion of several authors, including Homer, Vergil, Chaucer, and
Shakespeare. This thought-provoking program charts the transition of
women in literature--from object to subject.
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Zane: Women Lit: Novelists, Playwrights, Poets
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Moll Flanders, a character created by Daniel Defoe in the eighteenth
century, grew up as a penniless foster child with few choices for the
future. Coveting fine clothes and other luxuries, she manages to get
what she wants from a succession of lovers and husbands. When her looks
fade, so does her income. She turns to petty thievery and eventually is
imprisoned. Defoe's story reflected the realities of life for lower-class
women in eighteenth-century England,...
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Zane: World Lit: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Survey the evolution of science fiction, from Voyage to the Moon,
written in 1657, to acclaimed works of the 1970s. See how science
fiction writers have portrayed rocket flight, time travel, and life
on other planets.
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Zane: World Lit: The Renaissance
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Survey European literature from its roots in the ancient Middle East to
the Italian and Northern Renaissance. Examine the classical literature
of the Greeks and Romans; medieval works, from early Christian to
Chaucer; and the Renaissance literature of Petrarch, Rabelais, Cervantes,
and others. Includes a 44-minute multimedia presentation; 210 photos;
and Barron's Book Notes, guides to the plots of eight literary works,
including The Divine Comedy, Don Quixote, and The Prince.
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Zane: World Lit: The Twentieth Century
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Precision! This was the goal within the grasp of eventeenth-century
Europeans. Everything was measured, observed, classified in an explosion
of intellectual activity. In science, in philosophy, and in religion,
reason, order, and logic were the ideals that swept Europe in a wave of
new literature during a period of optimism and excitement known as the
Age of Reason--the Enlightenment.
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Zane: World Lit: Understanding Poetry
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Gain insight to the poet's craft and develop a deep appreciation for
this unique art form.
Learn to recognize rhythm, rhyme, sound patterns, and the elements of a
sonnet by examining the works of such poets as Elizabeth Barrett
Browning, William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and
many others.
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Zane: Writing Series: Kidnapped Imaginative/Narrative Writing
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This instructive CD-ROM not only offers excerpts from Robert Louis
Stevenson's popular novel, "Kidnapped," in its study of the imaginative/
narrative mode of writing, but also beautiful illustrations by the
renowned artist N.C. Wyeth, which originally appeared in the
"Illustrated Classics" series of the early twentieth century. Includes
a 15-minute multimedia presentation and more than 250 photos.
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Zane: Writing Series: Robinson Crusoe Analytical/Expository Writing
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This instructive CD-ROM not only offers excerpts from Daniel Defoe's
classic, "Robinson Crusoe," in its study of the analytical / expository
mode of writing, but also beautiful illustrations by the renowned artist
N.C. Wyeth, which originally appeared in the "Illustrated Classics"
series of the early twentieth century. includes a 15-minute multimedia
presentation and more than 250 photos.
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Zane: Writing Series: Short Story Writing
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Trace the development of the short story as a form of literature. Learn
how ballads, fables, fairy tales, and epic poems gave birth to this
unique form of writing. Analyze some of literature's classic short
stories: Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," Edgar Allan Poe's "The
Tell-Tale Heart," and Katherine Mansfield's "The Doll's House."
Includes a 75-minute multimedia presentation and more than 775 photos.
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Zane: Writing Series: Treasure Island Sensory/Descriptive Writing
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Study sensory and descriptive writing skills, which use carefully
selected details and well-chosen comparisons to capture moods and
images of characters, settings, or objects. Learn from Robert Louis
Stevenson as this CD explores moods and sensory phrases in the classic
'Treasure Island.' Grades: 6-Adult.
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