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- Shakespeare’s Roman Plays (videos)
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$45.00
- Shakespeare’s three great Roman tragedies remain definitive representations of political power, tyranny, anarchy, unrestrained passion, and the corruptibility of men. Join classicist Thomas Banks this October for his three-session short class on Shakespeare’s Romans; enjoy the supreme excellence of Shakespeare’s dramatic verse; discover the historical basis of the three plays in the writings of Plutarch; and enter into the world…
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- The Fable: A Webinar by Thomas Banks
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$15.00
- Note: This is the streaming video for a previously live webinar. People have written stories about animals for nearly as long as we have written stories about ourselves. From the fables of Aesop to the folk tales of Joel Chandler Harris, tales of four-footed tricksters and furry fools have found a permanent place in the literature of several civilizations. Join…
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- The Life & Imagination of Milton: A Webinar by James Banks
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$15.00
- Note: This is a streaming video of a previously LIVE webinar. See below for instructions on viewing the recording. In 1667, Paradise Lost, the greatest narrative poem in the English language, appeared in print. John Milton, the author, was a blind, gout-afflicted scholar and retired civil servant living in obscurity as he approached his 60th birthday. He had not published…
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- The Poetry of Advent Webinar (Streaming Video)
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$15.00
- In the days leading up to Christmas, it is good to appreciate the poetry of the sacred season, of which the poets of England and America have offered so much. On December 4th, Thomas Banks will read and discuss several classic Christmas poems by George Herbert, Christina Rossetti, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and others with commentary on their historical background. He…
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- The Tempest Webinar (Recording)
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$15.00
- (NOTE: This is a recording of a previously live webinar.) Storms and time. The sea and the soul. Dreams and imagination. Shakespeare's last play is one of only two with a plot that's original to him. In this webinar we will explore the author's inspiration, discuss the original audience's expectations, and find the harmony in this tale of vengeance and love.…
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- The War That Didn’t End All Wars–A Webinar by Thomas Banks (Recording)
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$15.00
- Note: This purchase gives you lifetime access to the streaming video of a previously live webinar. To view the webinar, login to your account, click Orders, then View. The greatest result of the First World War was, unquestionably, the deaths of twenty million human beings. Other tragedies bred by that conflict included the disruptions of politics, religion, and society…
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- Western Films and Western Fiction (a webinar)
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$15.00
- This purchase is for streaming access to the video of a previously live webinar. To access this video after purchase, (make sure you are logged in on a computer) click Dashboard, then Orders, click the order you want to view and then click the link that says View the Recording. America does not have any story form comparable to the…
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