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Zane: Amer Lit: Catch 22 ~ Color Purple
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Examine American prose and poetry published during the 40-year period
following World War II. Writers discussed include Saul Bellow, Ralph
Ellison, Joseph Heller, Norman Mailer, J.D. Salinger, and John Updike.
Includes a 41-minute multimedia presentation; 480 photos; and Barron's
Book Notes, guides to the plots of 11 literary works, including
"Catch-22", "Death of a Salesman", "A Streetcar Named Desire", and
"To Kill a Mockingbird."
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Zane: Amer Lit: Henry David Thoreau :Time, Life & Works
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Trace the life and career of Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), the
transcendentalist writer whose celebrated work, "Walden", extols the
virtues of individualism, self-awareness, and living in harmony with
nature. Examine excerpts from his journals, which explore themes of
ecology, and the nature of knowledge, conscience, and religion.
Includes a 28-minute multimedia presentation; 300 photos; and Barron's
book Notes, a guide to "Walden."
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Zane: Amer Lit: Last of the Mohicans
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Trace the development of American literature from the lore of Native
Americans...to early colonial writings...to the conflict between
Enlightenment thought and Puritan ideals...to the emergence of
sentimental, gothic, and satirical novels. Writers discussed include
James Fenimore Cooper, Benjamin Franklin, Washington Irving, Thomas
Jefferson, and Thomas Paine. Includes a 47-minute multimedia
presentation and 560 photos.
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Zane: Amer Lit: Little Woman ~ Call of the Wind
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Survey American literary works from the mid-nineteenth century. Writers
discussed include Louisa May Alcott, Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Jack London. Includes a 46-minute
multimedia presentation; 580 photos; and Barron's Book Notes, guides to
the plots of 11 literary works, including "Huckleberry Finn", "Moby
Dick", "The Red Badge of Courage", and "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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Zane: Amer Lit: Nathaniel Hawthorne : Time, Life, & Works
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Journey to nineteenth-century new England, and discover the world of
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864), the reclusive author of such American
classics as "The House of the Seven Gables" and "The Scarlet Letter."
Explore the puritanical beliefs found in Hawthorne's works. Includes a
15-minute multimedia presentation; 300 photos; and Barron's Books Notes,
guides to the plots of the "The Scarlet Letter" and "The House of the
Seven Gables."
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Zane: Amer Lit: The Jungle ~ The Grapes of Wrath
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Trace America's literary heritage from the turn of the century to the
beginning of World War II. Writers discussed include William Faulkner,
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, and
Eugene O'Neill. includes a 35-minute multimedia presentation; 480
photos; and Barron's Book Notes, guides to the plots of 14 literary
works, including "The Great Gatsby", "Our Town", "The Sound and the
Fury", and "The Grapes of Wrath."
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Zane: Amer Lit: Walt Whitman : Time, Life, & Works
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Understand why the poetry of Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) still has
relevance and meaning to people today. Examine selected excerpts from
Whitman's landmark work, "Leaves of Grass", and see how they illustrate
the poet's love of nature and diversity, the spiritual aspects of
democracy, the uniqueness of the individual, and the extraordinariness
of the even the commonplace. Includes a 29-minute multimedia
presentation and 400 photos.
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Zane: Amer Pioneer: Old Texas & Trail Drivers
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See how Texas won its independence from Mexico as brave men battled
the odds to defend the Alamo and defeat General Santa Anna at the
Battle of San Jacinto. Learn how the Texas longhorn earned its place
in American history and how it shaped the future of America's cattle
industry. Ride with the cowboys and trail drivers and discover the
legends of the "Wild West." Includes a 33-minute multimedia
presentation and more than 400 photos and 6 minutes of video.
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Zane: Art Hist: Ancient Greece
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Discover how the architecture and sculpture of ancient Greece (800 B.C.-
146 B.C.) expressed the belief that humanity "is the measure of all
things." Witness the changes that occurred in the art of ancient Greece,
from the vision of immortality and strength of the archaic period...to
the individuality and logic-tempered emotion of the classical period...to
the unrestrained emotionalism of the Hellenistic period. Includes a
40-minute presentation and more than 500 photos.
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Zane: Art Hist: Ancient Rome
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Trace the brilliant history of the Roman Empire (509 B.C. - A.D. 476)
through its great works of art - including portrait sculpture, narrative
reliefs, wall paintings, commemorative arches, and architecture. Marvel
at the Roman Empire's territorial expansions and see how ancient Rome
was enriched artistically by the diverse cultures of its conquered lands.
Includes a 30-minute multimedia presentation and more than 600 photos.
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