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Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"In Greek mythology, brave Odysseus ruled the kingdom of Ithaca with his clever and beautiful queen Penelope. After leading his troops to victory in the Trojan War, this revered hero began a long and treacherous journey home--an "odyssey" recounted in Homer's epic poem of the same name. In The Journeys of Odysseus, students discover how Odysseus learned to overcome adversity and his own weaknesses in his adventures with the dreaded Cyclops, the mischievious...
Author
Series
Olympus volume 12
Language
English
Description
Medea trades her body and soul to the demon goddess Circe in exchange for leading her, Hero, Daedalus and Oracle to the door of Olympus. Medea has only 24 hours before Circe claims her prize and Medea's life is forfeit. On their dangerous trek, they are attacked by the deadly Fates, as well as the trickster God Hermes. When they arrive at the door to Olympus, they are stunned by what they find.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Unpack the complexity of Ulysses by looking at three of its episodes: "Hades"(episode 6), "Nausicaa"(episode 13), and "Circe"(episode 15)-three of the most moving and compelling chapters in the novel. By studying these three episodes, you'll gain a sense of how the book as a whole forms a crucial portrait of Irish identity.
4) The Odyssey
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This classic animation based on Homer's epic poem, digitally restored and remastered, follows the journey of Odysseus. It is set in ancient Greece where Odysseus conquers many grave perils, like the lonely Circe and the awesome One Eyed Cyclops.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 26
Language
English
Description
Unpack the complexity of Ulysses by looking at three of its episodes: Hades (episode 6), Nausicaa (episode 13), and Circe (episode 15)-three of the most moving and compelling chapters in the novel. By studying these three episodes, you'll gain a sense of how the book as a whole forms a crucial portrait of Irish identity.
6) Ulysses
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
Full Screen edition.
Language
English
Description
Ulysses' return from the Trojan Wars sets him upon a legendary adventure. He and his crew sail under the curse of Cassandra, and encounter Circe, the sirens and the cyclops.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Joyce's famous boast that, if Dublin one day suddenly disappeared from the earth, it could be reconstructed out of his book has been quoted so often that it has taken on the force of a truism. With the passing of a century, we can separate Joyce's Dublin from the present entity and view it in perspective more easily than previous Joyceans, especially as the Dublin that Joyce knew has largely and gradually disappeared. This film takes viewers on...
10) Kung fu yoga
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
"Jack (Jackie Chan), a world-renowned archaeology professor, and his team are on a grand quest to locate a lost ancient Indian treasure when they are ambushed by a team of mercenaries and left for dead. Using his vast knowledge of history and kung fu, Jack leads his team on a race around the world to beat the mercenaries to the treasure and save an ancient culture in this breakneck action-comedy that reunites Chan with acclaimed director Stanley Tong...
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and Alexander the Great. It then considers Western Europe as it expands...
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A newly hired governess, Victoria Winters, arrives at Collinwood, the Collins' estate in Collinsport, Maine in search of her mysterious origins. She soon is caught up in the strange events and mysteries that seem to surround the Collins family. Eventually, the Collins' cousin from England, Barnabas Collins, arrives who suffers from the vampire curse placed on him by the jealous witch Angelique after the tragic death of Barnabas' great love, Josette....
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