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The map of knowledge : a thousand-year history of how classical ideas were lost and found / by Moller, Violet,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-290) and index."The foundations of modern knowledge--philosophy, math, astronomy, geography--were laid by the Greeks, whose ideas were written on scrolls and stored in libraries across the Mediterranean and beyond. But as the vast Roman Empire disintegrated, so did appreciation of these precious texts. Christianity cast a shadow over so-called pagan thought, books were burned, and the library of Alexandria, the greatest repository of classical knowledge, was destroyed. Yet some texts did survive and The Map of Knowledge explores the role played by seven cities around the Mediterranean--rare centers of knowledge in a dark world, where scholars supported by enlightened heads of state collected, translated and shared manuscripts. In 8th century Baghdad, Arab discoveries augmented Greek learning. Exchange within the thriving Muslim world brought that knowledge to Cordoba, Spain. Toledo became a famous center of translation from Arabic into Latin, a portal through which Greek and Arab ideas reached Western Europe. Salerno, on the Italian coast, was the great center of medical studies, and Sicily, ancient colony of the Greeks, was one of the few places in the West to retain contact with Greek culture and language. Scholars in these cities helped classical ideas make their way to Venice in the 15th century, where printers thrived and the Renaissance took root. The Map of Knowledge follows three key texts--Euclid's Elements, Ptolemy's The Almagest, and Galen's writings on medicine--on a perilous journey driven by insatiable curiosity about the world"--
Subjects: Learning and scholarship; East and West.;

The Middle Ages / by Gillingham, John.; Earle, Peter,1937-; Fraser, Antonia,1932-;
Subjects: Queens;
© 2000., Cassell,

Timon of Athens. by Avrich, Barry,film director.; Ouimette, Stephen,film director.; Carlson, Ben,actor.; Ziegler, Joseph,actor.; Spencer-Davis, Michael,actor.; Campbell, Tim,actor.; Terry Steiner International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ben Carlson, Joseph Ziegler, Michael Spencer-Davis, Tim CampbellOriginally produced by Terry Steiner International in 2017.Timon’s compulsive generosity makes him the most popular man in Athens – until his funds run out. Now, embittered by ingratitude, what will he do when his city comes under attack? This stirring production from the Stratford Festival is a heartbreaking masterpiece.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Literature, Medieval.; Art and architecture.;

Antony and Cleopatra. by Avrich, Barry,film director.; Griffin, Gary,film director.; Carlson, Ben,actor.; Wyn Davies, Geraint,actor.; McCamus, Tom,actor.; McIntosh, Yanna,actor.; Terry Steiner International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ben Carlson, Geraint Wyn Davies, Tom McCamus, Yanna McIntoshOriginally produced by Terry Steiner International in 2013.Reason and judgement prove no match for the tsunami of mutual passion engulfing Mark Antony, one of the three joint rulers of the Roman republic, and Cleopatra, the seductive queen of Egypt. Surrendering everything to their desires, they open the floodgates to a civil conflict that will shake the very foundations of their world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Literature, Medieval.; Art and architecture.;

Henry VIII. by Avrich, Barry,film director.; Henry, Martha,film director.; Lainfiesta, Alexandra,actor.; Poole, Irene,actor.; Goad, Jonathan,actor.; Sirju, Oksana,actor.; Beattie, Rod,actor.; Antony, Shelly,actor.; Terry Steiner International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alexandra Lainfiesta, Irene Poole, Jonathan Goad, Oksana Sirju, Rod Beattie, Shelly AntonyOriginally produced by Terry Steiner International in 2019.Church and state collide when England's king defies papal authority by seeking to divorce his wife, Katherine of Aragon. The consequences will be epochal for the country - and calamitous for the king's adviser, Cardinal Wolsey, who has been playing a dangerous game of his own.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Literature, Medieval.; Art and architecture.;

Romeo and Juliet. by Avrich, Barry,film director.; Wentworth, Scott,film director.; Yared, Antonie,actor.; Buliung, Evan,actor.; Adler, Marion,actor.; Farb, Sara,actor.; McKenna, Seana,actor.; Best, Wayne,actor.; Terry Steiner International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Antonie Yared, Evan Buliung, Marion Adler, Sara Farb, Seana McKenna, Wayne BestOriginally produced by Terry Steiner International in 2018.Falling headlong in love, two teenagers defy the long-simmering hatred between their families – but daring to love one’s enemy comes with a terrible cost. The famous tragedy of star-crossed lovers has never been more heartbreaking than in this captivating production by the Stratford Festival.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Literature, Medieval.; Art and architecture.;

King Lear. by Cimolino, Antoni,film director.; Tosoni, Joan,film director.; Feore, Colm,actor.; Buliung, Evan,actor.; Goad, Jonathan,actor.; Repo-Martell, Liisa,actor.; Beaty, Maev,actor.; Farb, Sara,actor.; Terry Steiner International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Colm Feore, Evan Buliung, Jonathan Goad, Liisa Repo-Martell, Maev Beaty, Sara FarbOriginally produced by Terry Steiner International in 2014.An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king – and thereby discovers the essence of his own humanity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Literature, Medieval.; Art and architecture.;

Othello. by Avrich, Barry,film director.; Shawn Williams, Nigel,film director.; Sargisson, Amelia,actor.; S. Miller, Gordon,actor.; Condlln, Laura,actor.; Blake, Michael,actor.; Terry Steiner International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amelia Sargisson, Gordon S. Miller, Laura Condlln, Michael BlakeOriginally produced by Terry Steiner International in 2019.Undeterred by the differences in their backgrounds and life experiences, Othello and Desdemona defy prejudice to be united in marriage. But deadly malice lurks where the newlyweds least expect it, as the one man Othello trusts the most resolves to destroy their happiness at any cost. Whispers of suspicion feed irrational jealousy in this gripping psychological drama, one of Shakespeare's greatest and best-known tragedies.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Literature, Medieval.; Art and architecture.;

Queensland Theatre's The Taming of the Shrew. by Ryan, Damien,film director.; McGahan, Anna,actor.; Lowing, Barbara,actor.; Bailey, Ellen,actor.; Cain, Leon,actor.; Brown, Nicholas,actor.; Jhanur, Patrick,actor.; Terry Steiner International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anna McGahan, Barbara Lowing, Ellen Bailey, Leon Cain, Nicholas Brown, Patrick JhanurOriginally produced by Terry Steiner International in 2021.This film contains a strobing effect that may be harmful to photosensitive viewers.It's Lights! Camera! Action! on an Italian silent film set in a bygone era. The suitors are lining up to woo movie mogul Baptista’s enchanting film star daughter, Bianca. But there’s a catch: Bianca can’t marry until her elder sister is wed. With a sprinkle of old-time movie magic, director Damien Ryan rescues this Shakespeare classic love story from the clutches of controversy, by transporting it to a time when Kate is less of a problem and more of a promise of great women to come. This may not be the Shrew you were expecting, but it will be an irresistible night in the theatre filled with glamour, romance, song and laughter. And a plane.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Performing arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Literature, Medieval.; Art and architecture.;

The Dark Ages [videorecording] : an age of light / by Ciszewska, Lidia.; Januszczak, Waldemar.; Athena (Firm); RLJ Entertainment.; ZCZ Films.;
The early Middle Ages have been dismissed as a step backwards for civilization-a barbaric time in which warfare and conquest eclipsed learning and progress. But were the Dark Ages really so bleak? Art historian Waldemar Januszczak says no, and then takes us on an artistic journey back to this much-maligned epoch to reveal the evidence. He travels the world, finding beauty and refinement where one might have expected only brutality and destruction. Witness the mysteries of early Christian art, Islam's mosques, Anglo-Saxon metalwork, the illuminated Lindisfarne Gospels, and more.E.DVD (NTSC format), 16:9 widescreen; Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Art, Medieval.; Decorative arts, Medieval.; Documentary television programs.; Middle Ages.;
© c2013., RLJ Entertainment,

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