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Survey European literature from its roots in the ancient Middle East to the Italian and Northern Renaissance. Examine the classical literature of the Greeks and Romans;medieval works,from early Christian to Chaucer;and the Renaissance literature of Petrarch,Rabelais,Cervantes,and others. Includes a 44-minute multimedia presentation;210 photos;and Barron's Book Notes,guides to the plots of eight literary works,including The Divine Comedy,Don Quixote,and The Prince.Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

Trace the development of the short story as a form of literature. Learn how ballads,fables,fairy tales,and epic poems gave birth to this unique form of writing. Analyze some of literature's classic short stories:Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," and Katherine Mansfield's "The Doll's House." Includes a 75-minute multimedia presentation and more than 775 photos. Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

Women in Literature. Heroines,Sirens,Shrews. Traces the historic portrayal of women in literature from biblical and ancient Greek times to the present. Numerous excerpts from a variety of works aid in the discussion of several authors,including Homer,Vergil,Chaucer,and Shakespeare. This thought-provoking program charts the transition of women in literature--from object to subject.Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

Precision! This was the goal within the grasp of eventeenth-century Europeans. Everything was measured,observed,classified in an explosionof intellectual activity. In science,in philosophy,and in religion,reason,order,and logic were the ideals that swept Europe in a wave of new literature during a period of optimism and excitement known as the Age of Reason--the Enlightenment.Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

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.Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

Survey the evolution of science fiction,from Voyage to the Moon,written in 1657,to acclaimed works of the 1970s. See how science fiction writers have portrayed rocket flight,time travel,and life on other planets. Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

Moll Flanders,a character created by Daniel Defoe in the eighteenth century,grew up as a penniless foster child with few choices for the future. Coveting fine clothes and other luxuries,she manages to get what she wants from a succession of lovers and husbands. When her looks fade,so does her income. She turns to petty thievery and eventually is imprisoned. Defoe's story reflected the realities of life for lower-classwomen in eighteenth-century England,... Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

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."Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

Survey American literary works from the mid-nineteenth century. Writersdiscussed 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."Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

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."Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]

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."Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and MAC CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED TO U.S. ADDRESSES]