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Ancient Mysteries - Witches (1996)
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The witch sorceress enchantress the devil's consort--she has haunted the human consciousness and captured our imagination for thousands of years. The fear of the witch is woven deep within our psyche but surprisingly there was a time when the witch was not a source of evil. Known for her ability to harness the hidden powers of nature herself--she was the caster of magical spells and the brewer of healing potions. What are her secret powers? And why did they become so feared and despised? Why would the witch be hunted down so mercilessly by the Inquisitor during the witch trials of Europe's Middle Ages and in the Puritan heartland of Salem Massachusetts? The reasons lie buried deep in the ancient past. Join ANCIENT MYSTERIES and learn the surprising answers to the mystery of the witch. (50 mins.) -- Amazon |
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| A CENTURY OF
WOMEN--IMAGE AND POPULAR CULTURE (BARBARA KOPPLE)
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"Image and Popular Culture" explores the changing concepts of "ideal beauty" and how women see themselves. From the silver screen to television, through music, dance and art, the changing image of women is an important and entertaining part of the 20th century. |
| A CENTURY
OF WOMEN--WORK AND FAMILY (BARBARA KOPPLE)
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Throughout the 20th century, women have met the challenges and struggles of balancing work and family. Narrated by Jane Fonda, A Century of Women: Work & Family weaves fictional and factual stories to illustrate the history of women in the workforce, as well as their roles as wives and mothers. Performances and testimonies from a stellar group of women including Meryl Streep, Gloria Steinem, Twyla Tharp, and Maya Angelou facilitate the film's innovative method of storytelling. Archival film, photographs, and interviews retrace historical events -- from the founding of the PTA to early unions -- that changed our social landscape. Diaries, letters, and personal memories honor women of the past and make it clear that the balancing of labor and family was a matter of life and death. -- Brooke Hodess, All Movie Guide |
| Civilisation: The Skin
of Our Teeth, The Great Thaw (Program 1&2), 7-1
VE/709/014MO2 |
Travelling from Byzantine Ravenna to the Celtic Hebrides, from the Norway
of the Vikings to Charlemagne's chapel at Aachen, Lord Clark illuminates the Dark
Ages, the six centuries following the collapse of Roman Empire. The sudden reawakening of twelfth-century European civilization is traced from the first manifestations at the Abbey of Cluny to its high point, the building of the cathedral at Chartress. |
| Civilisation: Romance and Reality, Man-The Measure of All (Program
3&4), 7-2
VE/709/014MO2 |
Lord Clark journeys from a
castle in the Loire, through the hills of Tuscany and Umbria, to the cathedral
baptistry at Pisa as he explores the aspirations and achievements of the later
Middle Ages in France and Italy. Lord Clark visits Florence, where European thought enjoyed new impetus by rediscovery of its classical past. He also journeys to the palaces at Urbino and Mantua, centers of Rennaissance civilization. |
| Civilisation: The
Hero As Artist, Protest and Communication (Program 5&6), 7-3
VE/709/014MO2 |
Papal Rome in the sixteenth century, where Christianity and
antiquity begin to converge, provides the focus for this look at Michelangelo,
Raphael, and da Vinci. The courtyards of the Vatican, the rooms decorated for
the Pope by Raphael, and the Sistine Chapel are visited. The Reformation is explored, Lord Clark tours the Germany of Albrecht Durer and Martin Luther, the world of Erasmus, the France of Montaigne, and visits Shakespeare's Elizabethan England. |
| Civilisation: Grandeur and Obedience, The Light of Experience (Program
7&8),7-4
英文字幕,英文發音 VE/709/014MO2 |
Visit the Rome of the Counter-Reformation-the
Rome of Michelangelo and Bernini. The Catholic Church in its fight against the
Protestant north developed a new splendor symbolized by the glory of St. Peter's.
The telescope and microscope revealed new worlds in space and in a drop of water. The realism found in Dutch painting took the observation of human character to a new stage of development. |
| Civilisation: The Pursuit of Happiness,
The Smile of Reason (Program 9&10),7-5 VE/709/014MO2 |
The harmonious flow and complex symmetry of eighteenth-century music-the compositions
of Bach, Handel, Hadyn, and Mozart-are reflected in the best rococo architecture
of that period, as seen in the churches and palaces of Bavaria. The polite chat in the elegant salons of eighteenth-century Paris became the precursor of revolutionary politics. Lord Clark's theme takes him from great European palaces like Blenheim and Versailles to Jefferson's Monticello. |
| Civilisation: The
Worship of Nature, The Fallacies of Hope (Program 11&12),7-6
VE/709/014MO2 |
The belief in the
divinity of nature usurped Christianity's position as the chief
creative force in Western civilization, ushering in the Romantic
movement. Examining this force, Lord Clark takes us to Tintern Abbey,
the Swiss Alps, and the landscapes of Turner and Constable. The French Revolution led to the dictatorship of Napoleon and the dreary bureaucracies of the nineteenth century. The disillusionment of the Romantic artists is traced through the music of Beethoven, the poetry of Byron, the paintings of Delacroix, and the sculpture of Rodin. |
| Civilisation: Heroic Materialism (Program 13),7-7 英文字幕,英文發音 VE/709/014MO2 |
Lord Clark's thoughts on the materialism and humanitarianism of the past 100 years take him from the English industrial landscape of the nineteenth century to the towering skyscrapers of New York City. |
| Caslte
(1983 unicorn projects, Inc by David Macaulay, 57:18 mins) Category: Western Civilization |
Castles
have fueled our legends for hundreds of years giving us visions of knights in
shining armor and wondrous tale of chivalry. But what were castles and the
people who built them really like? Colorful animation and live-action sequences
tell the story of a fictional but historically accurate 13th-century Welsh castle. The cinema-quality animation is derived from Macaulay's own unique drawing style and depicts the planning, building, habitation, and siege of this fortress. |
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Cathedral--The
Story of Its Construction
(1985 unicorn projects, Inc by David Macaulay, 57:57 mins) |
Based on the award-winning book by David Macaulay, Cathedral uses live-action film and cinema-quality animation to illustrate the planning, building and cultural importance of the Gothic cathedral. Filmed on location at eight awe-inspiring churches, this wonderful film porvides a look at Gothic cathedrals throughout France, while animated portions inspired by Macaulay's acclaimed line drawings trace the design and construction of an imaginary but historically accurate cathedral near Paris. |
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| Great Religions
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This was done in 1962. It's black and white and spends about 15 minutes on each "great religion" covered—Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. Dated and no subtitles. OK in a pinch. (Dr. Marguerite Connor) |
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Haunted History - Haunted Histories Collection (Hauntings / Vampire Secrets / Salem Witch Trails /The Haunted History of Halloween / Poltergeist) (History Channel) a box (2006)
900 T267-1 900 T267-3 |
The
HAUNTED HISTORIES COLLECTION takes viewers on a spine-tingling tour
of truly frightening phenomena. Uncover the real stories behind the
Salem Witch Trials, vampires, demon spirits, and haunted houses.
Featuring in-depth profiles of the world s scariest stories, including: Hauntings, Vampire Secrets, Salem Witch Trials, The Haunted History of Halloween, and Poltergeists. (300 mins.) -- Amazon |
| The Heritage of England
(Video Knowledge Learning Library) (Approx. Running Time: 28 mins) |
An overview of how England has had a major influence on America through LANGUAGE, LAW, and LITERATURE, from Colonial Days to modern times. Explores the common ties between citizens of the United States and Great Britain through the centuries. |
| The History
of Santa Claus
(Color, 54 mins; 1994) |
Everyone recognizes his laugh, the twinkle in his eye, the sack of
toys slung over his shoulder.... But who is Santa Claus, and where did he come from? This wonderful docudrama uncovers his past, journeying back through history and pre-history, and across the globe through bitter cold and tropical heat. Ancient shamanic cave paintings, pagan Germanic gods, St. Nicholas, Santa's home where the reindeer live--all this and more is shown in the heartiest spirit of Christmas. |
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| Industrial Revolution
in England, The
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This video examines the historical background to the first Industrial Revolution which began in England around 1750. The invention of labor-saving machinery, the spread of factories, the use of steam power, the iron and coal industries, and the rise of capitalism are all explained. Also examined are some of the social and cultural changes resulting from industrialization. The decline of cottage industry, growth of cities, changes in working conditions and social class, education plus the ideas on Newton, Marx, Darwin, Dickens, and the romantic poets and artists are presented. |
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| Jorvik
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This program presents a fascinating chapter in the history of the English language illustrated by the 10th century Norse village excavated in present-day York. A careful, scholarly reconstruction of the site demonstrates life in England around the time of the Doomsday Book-roughly equidistant between Beowulf and The Canterburry Tales. The program also explains the Norse element in the English language. |
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| The Minds
of Men
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This program presents a detailed look at the life and teachings of Socrates and his pupil Plato, and at the world of the two founding fathers of history-Herodotus, the first Greek historian, and Thucydides, the first to write a thorough and fair account of his own times. Their work exemplifies the vital curiosity of the Greeks about the nature of man, and his place in the world around him. |
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| Primal
Mind
無字幕,英文發音 VRE/709/018MO1 |
The greatest distance between people is culture, not space. Join
acclaimed author Jamake Highwater as he explores differences
in how American Indians and people of a western or European heritage experience
themselves and their environments. Illustrated through contrasting views of art,
time, architecture, medicine, and dance, Primal Mind identifies important distinctions
between a mind rooted in respect for nature. Discover how contemporary artists
fused the primal and western ways of thinking to create breakthroughs in modern
art. Examine how Martha Graham, Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso, and Henry Moore
were influenced by Southwestern tribal dance, Navaho sand painting, African wood
carvings and masks, and pre-Columbian stone carvings.
This is an excellent 50 minute video. Students said it was their favorite in a video-heavy course. It introduces some of the variations in the cultures of Native Americans and compares and contrasts those cultures with the dominant Western culture. It also shows how dominant cultures "steal" from native cultures (Martha Graham, Frieda Kahlo, Pablo Picasso). Great work done by a Native American producer. No subtitles. (Dr. Marguerite Connor) |
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| Stonehenge
EV829/006M11 |
Archaelogists can tell us when and how this great monument was built, but not what it was supposed to be, or do: an Arthurian RoundTable? A megalithic computer? Its literary interest lies in its roots, which it shares with many of the strands in the Arhurian romances, the tales of Chaucer, the Celtic strains in Shakespeare. Each June, some 60,000 people gather at Stonehange to celebrate the summer solstice: geologists, witches, sun worshippers, and passersby - the same intellectual mix that provided the audience for English literature at its dawning. |
| The story of English (I-IV)
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Encompassing history, geography, sociology, drama, language, arts, and more, The Story of English takes viewers on an unforgettable journey through the history of the English language. Host Robert MacNeil travels the world to illustrate the language's global influence. Part travelogue, part linguistics, part history, and all fascinating, the series is a unique blend of solid scholarship and engrossing entertainment. -- Amazon |
| The story of English:
V-- the empire strikes back
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Encompassing history, geography, sociology, drama, language, arts, and more, The Story of English takes viewers on an unforgettable journey through the history of the English language. Host Robert MacNeil travels the world to illustrate the language's global influence. Part travelogue, part linguistics, part history, and all fascinating, the series is a unique blend of solid scholarship and engrossing entertainment. -- Amazon |
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The Tempest
DVD eng/822.3/T247/ |
In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the main character is now a woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. In Taymor's version, Prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an island; it's a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a father figure to Miranda. This leads to the power struggle and balance between Caliban and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about intellect. |
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