серьезное чтение

об истории серьезно

историческая литература

Plague has terrified and fascinated humanity for all of recorded history. Now, in the current moment of COVID-19, people around the globe are again struggling to learn how to navigate life during a pandemic. As in times of uncertainty throughout history, we seek the insights of the great minds who have lived through and reflected on similar historical times.
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Your guide for this fascinating 12-lecture audio course is medieval literature expert Chris Fee, a presenter beloved for his evocative delivery by Learn25 listeners and his own students at Gettysburg College.
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You&apos;ll begin by examining literary attempts to understand and to interpret pestilence and plagues, starting with the Bible and Ancient poets, playwrights, and historians. You&apos;ll then move on to some of the greatest works of the Middle Ages and Renaissance that were inspired by or reflect aspects of the infamous Black Death.
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Entering the Modern Age, you&apos;ll explore works by authors that employ plague as a metaphor. Along the way, you will also delve into popular books and movies, such as 12 Monkeys, that take plague as their subject or subtext. You&apos;ll conclude by discovering that the literature of plague has much to teach us, not just about the current moment, but about the very nature of being human.
This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

литературоведение

History's Great Plagues - How Germs Shaped Civilization (Unabridged)

Navigate Viking history, culture, and literature with world-renowed medievalist Christopher R. Fee, Ph.D., named by the Princeton Review as one of America&apos;s best professors.Frequently depicted as «Scandinavian scavengers,» warlike pirates, raiders, and invaders, the Vikings have lately surfaced from the depths of history to become pop culture&apos;s most adored ruffians. For Prof. Fee, this recent craze for all-things Viking is a mixed blessing. The spike in popular fascination often occasions a need to separate the wheat from the chaff: fact from fiction, history from myth, literature from legend.This 24-lecture audio series rights the ship by offering you a scholarly and comprehensive overview of Viking history, geography, literature, religion, and culture. Prof. Fee leads this series with canny and personable teaching. As you meet the great Viking adventurers, you&apos;ll explore pivotal events such as the raid on the monastery at Lindisfarne in 739 and the Norman invasion of Britain in 1066, as well as lesser-known curiosities: the etymology of the term «Viking,» the story of the Vikings known as Varangians who guarded the Byzantine Emperor, and the origins of the state that we now know as Russia. From runic inscriptions to heroic sagas, pagan belief to Danelaw, you&apos;ll ponder the Vikings&apos; lasting significance as you immerse yourself in the seen and unseen record of their fascinating civilization. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.