| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Ancient Greek heroes |
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Ancient Greek heroes
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| Summary |
Essential themes such as the nature of immortality, fame, love, loss and heroism, are explored in this program about Homers̀• epic poem. Providing us with life lessons that are still relevant today, this program brings to life a famous tale with lively recreations of the challenges faced by Odysseus: his journey into the Underworld, the battle with a Cyclops, his time with Calypso and the Phoenicians |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of BBC Knowledge broadcast January 26, 2010. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Series director/producer: Jean Claude Bragard |
| Performer |
Narrator: Richard Denton |
| Notes |
No rating given |
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DVD |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism
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Epic poetry, Greek -- Criticism, Textual
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Civilization, Homeric
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Mythology, Greek
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Mythology, Classical
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Odysseus (Greek mythology)
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Jason (Greek mythology)
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Argonauts (Greek mythology)
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Trojan War
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Heroes in literature
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| Author |
Homer.
Odyssey
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Bragard, Jean-Claude
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Denton, Richard
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BBC Knowledge
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