Rabkin, Eric S. 1946-
Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind : Literature's Most Fantastic Works / Eric S. Rabkin ; The Teaching Company. - 1st ed. - Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2007. - 4 DVDs (720 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Course Guidebook (iv, 131 p. : ill. ; 19 cm) - The Great Courses Literature and Language English Literature .
Includes 24 x 30 min. lectures.
Also Includes Course Guidebook.
The Course Guidebook includes a glossary and bibliographical references.
"Join Professor Eric S. Rabkin, one of the world's foremost authorities on the literature of the fantastic and science fiction, as he takes you on a journey to explore Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind, Literature's Most Fantastic Works. You'll study strange tales of talking frogs and cannibal witches through Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Arthur C. Clarke's astonishing 2001: A Space Odyssey and beyond. Focusing on the early 19th century to contemporary times, Professor Rabkin casts a wide net for fantastic works and delves deeply into some of the most astounding. You'll learn about the works and times of Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll, Franz Kafka, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and more." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS:
DISC 1
Lecture 1. The Brothers Grimm & Fairy Tale Psychology
Lecture 2. Propp, Structure, and Cultural Identity
Lecture 3. Hoffman and the Theory of the Fantastic
Lecture 4. Poe-Genres and Degrees of the Fantastic
Lecture 5. Lewis Carroll-Puzzles, Language, & Audience
Lecture 6. H.G. Wells-We Are All Talking Animals
DISC 2
Lecture 7. Franz Kafta-Dashed Fantasies
Lecture 8. Woolf-Fantastic Feminism & Periods of Art
Lecture 9. Robbe-Grillet – Experimental Fiction & Myth
Lecture 10. Tolkien & Mass Production of the Fantastic
Lecture 11. Children’s Literature and the Fantastic
Lecture 12. Postmodernism and the Fantastic
DISC 3
Lecture 13. Defining Science Fiction
Lecture 14. Mary Shelly – Grandmother of Science Fiction
Lecture 15. Hawthorne, Poe, and the Eden Complex
Lecture 16. Jules Verne and the Robinsonade
Lecture 17. Wells – Industrialization of the Fantastic
Lecture 18. The History of Utopia
DISC 4
Lecture 19. Science Fiction and Religion
Lecture 20. Pulp Fiction. Bradbury, & the American Myth
Lecture 21. Robert A. Heinlein – He Mapped the Future
Lecture 22. Asimov and Clarke – Cousins in Utopia
Lecture 23. Ursula K. Le Guin – Transhuman Anthropologist
Lecture 24. Cyberpunk, Postmodernism, and Beyond
"Join Professor Eric S. Rabkin, one of the world's foremost authorities on the literature of the fantastic and science fiction, as he takes you on a journey to explore Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind, Literature's Most Fantastic Works. You'll study strange tales of talking frogs and cannibal witches through Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Arthur C. Clarke's astonishing 2001: A Space Odyssey and beyond. Focusing on the early 19th century to contemporary times, Professor Rabkin casts a wide net for fantastic works and delves deeply into some of the most astounding. You'll learn about the works and times of Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll, Franz Kafka, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and more." (Publisher's Website) DVD CONTENTS:
DISC I
Lecture 1. The Brothers Grimm & Fairy Tale Psychology
Lecture 2. Propp, Structure, and Cultural Identity
Lecture 3. Hoffman and the Theory of the Fantastic
Lecture 4. Poe-Genres and Degrees of the Fantastic
Lecture 5. Lewis Carroll-Puzzles, Language, & Audience
Lecture 6. H.G. Wells-We Are All Talking Animals
DISC II
Lecture 7. Franz Kafta-Dashed Fantasies
Lecture 8. Woolf-Fantastic Feminism & Periods of Art
Lecture 9. Robbe-Grillet – Experimental Fiction & Myth
Lecture 10. Tolkien & Mass Production of the Fantastic
Lecture 11. Children’s Literature and the Fantastic
Lecture 12. Postmodernism and the Fantastic
DISC III
Lecture 13. Defining Science Fiction
Lecture 14. Mary Shelly – Grandmother of Science Fiction
Lecture 15. Hawthorne, Poe, and the Eden Complex
Lecture 16. Jules Verne and the Robinsonade
Lecture 17. Wells – Industrialization of the Fantastic
Lecture 18. The History of Utopia
DISC IV
Lecture 19. Science Fiction and Religion
Lecture 20. Pulp Fiction. Bradbury, & the American Myth
Lecture 21. Robert A. Heinlein – He Mapped the Future
Lecture 22. Asimov and Clarke – Cousins in Utopia
Lecture 23. Ursula K. Le Guin – Transhuman Anthropologist
Lecture 24. Cyberpunk, Postmodernism, and Beyond COURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS:
Professor Biography
Course Scope
Lecture 1 – The Brothers Grimm & Fairy Tale Psychology
Lecture 2 – Propp, Structure, and Cultural Identity
Lecture 3 – Hoffman and the Theory of the Fantastic
Lecture 4 – Poe-Genres and Degrees of the Fantastic
Lecture 5 – Lewis Carroll-Puzzles, Language, & Audience
Lecture 6 – H.G. Wells-We Are All Talking Animals
Lecture 7 – Franz Kafta-Dashed Fantasies
Lecture 8 – Woolf-Fantastic Feminism & Periods of Art
Lecture 9 – Robbe-Grillet – Experimental Fiction & Myth
Lecture 10 – Tolkien & Mass Production of the Fantastic
Lecture 11 – Children’s Literature and the Fantastic
Lecture 12 – Postmodernism and the Fantastic
Lecture 13 – Defining Science Fiction
Lecture 14 – Mary Shelly – Grandmother of Science Fiction
Lecture 15 – Hawthorne, Poe, and the Eden Complex
Lecture 16 – Jules Verne and the Robinsonade
Lecture 17 – Wells – Industrialization of the Fantastic
Lecture 18 – The History of Utopia
Lecture 19 – Science Fiction and Religion
Lecture 20 – Pulp Fiction. Bradbury, & the American Myth
Lecture 21 – Robert A. Heinlein – He Mapped the Future
Lecture 22 – Asimov and Clarke – Cousins in Utopia
Lecture 23 – Ursula K. Le Guin – Transhuman Anthropologist
Lecture 24 – Cyberpunk, Postmodernism, and Beyond
Timeline
Glossary
Biographical Notes
Bibliography
1598032909 (dvd)
Literature
Language
English Literature
Fantasy Fiction
Fantasy Literature
History and Criticism.
Science Fiction
Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind : Literature's Most Fantastic Works / Eric S. Rabkin ; The Teaching Company. - 1st ed. - Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2007. - 4 DVDs (720 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Course Guidebook (iv, 131 p. : ill. ; 19 cm) - The Great Courses Literature and Language English Literature .
Includes 24 x 30 min. lectures.
Also Includes Course Guidebook.
The Course Guidebook includes a glossary and bibliographical references.
"Join Professor Eric S. Rabkin, one of the world's foremost authorities on the literature of the fantastic and science fiction, as he takes you on a journey to explore Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind, Literature's Most Fantastic Works. You'll study strange tales of talking frogs and cannibal witches through Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Arthur C. Clarke's astonishing 2001: A Space Odyssey and beyond. Focusing on the early 19th century to contemporary times, Professor Rabkin casts a wide net for fantastic works and delves deeply into some of the most astounding. You'll learn about the works and times of Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll, Franz Kafka, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and more." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS:
DISC 1
Lecture 1. The Brothers Grimm & Fairy Tale Psychology
Lecture 2. Propp, Structure, and Cultural Identity
Lecture 3. Hoffman and the Theory of the Fantastic
Lecture 4. Poe-Genres and Degrees of the Fantastic
Lecture 5. Lewis Carroll-Puzzles, Language, & Audience
Lecture 6. H.G. Wells-We Are All Talking Animals
DISC 2
Lecture 7. Franz Kafta-Dashed Fantasies
Lecture 8. Woolf-Fantastic Feminism & Periods of Art
Lecture 9. Robbe-Grillet – Experimental Fiction & Myth
Lecture 10. Tolkien & Mass Production of the Fantastic
Lecture 11. Children’s Literature and the Fantastic
Lecture 12. Postmodernism and the Fantastic
DISC 3
Lecture 13. Defining Science Fiction
Lecture 14. Mary Shelly – Grandmother of Science Fiction
Lecture 15. Hawthorne, Poe, and the Eden Complex
Lecture 16. Jules Verne and the Robinsonade
Lecture 17. Wells – Industrialization of the Fantastic
Lecture 18. The History of Utopia
DISC 4
Lecture 19. Science Fiction and Religion
Lecture 20. Pulp Fiction. Bradbury, & the American Myth
Lecture 21. Robert A. Heinlein – He Mapped the Future
Lecture 22. Asimov and Clarke – Cousins in Utopia
Lecture 23. Ursula K. Le Guin – Transhuman Anthropologist
Lecture 24. Cyberpunk, Postmodernism, and Beyond
"Join Professor Eric S. Rabkin, one of the world's foremost authorities on the literature of the fantastic and science fiction, as he takes you on a journey to explore Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind, Literature's Most Fantastic Works. You'll study strange tales of talking frogs and cannibal witches through Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Arthur C. Clarke's astonishing 2001: A Space Odyssey and beyond. Focusing on the early 19th century to contemporary times, Professor Rabkin casts a wide net for fantastic works and delves deeply into some of the most astounding. You'll learn about the works and times of Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll, Franz Kafka, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and more." (Publisher's Website) DVD CONTENTS:
DISC I
Lecture 1. The Brothers Grimm & Fairy Tale Psychology
Lecture 2. Propp, Structure, and Cultural Identity
Lecture 3. Hoffman and the Theory of the Fantastic
Lecture 4. Poe-Genres and Degrees of the Fantastic
Lecture 5. Lewis Carroll-Puzzles, Language, & Audience
Lecture 6. H.G. Wells-We Are All Talking Animals
DISC II
Lecture 7. Franz Kafta-Dashed Fantasies
Lecture 8. Woolf-Fantastic Feminism & Periods of Art
Lecture 9. Robbe-Grillet – Experimental Fiction & Myth
Lecture 10. Tolkien & Mass Production of the Fantastic
Lecture 11. Children’s Literature and the Fantastic
Lecture 12. Postmodernism and the Fantastic
DISC III
Lecture 13. Defining Science Fiction
Lecture 14. Mary Shelly – Grandmother of Science Fiction
Lecture 15. Hawthorne, Poe, and the Eden Complex
Lecture 16. Jules Verne and the Robinsonade
Lecture 17. Wells – Industrialization of the Fantastic
Lecture 18. The History of Utopia
DISC IV
Lecture 19. Science Fiction and Religion
Lecture 20. Pulp Fiction. Bradbury, & the American Myth
Lecture 21. Robert A. Heinlein – He Mapped the Future
Lecture 22. Asimov and Clarke – Cousins in Utopia
Lecture 23. Ursula K. Le Guin – Transhuman Anthropologist
Lecture 24. Cyberpunk, Postmodernism, and Beyond COURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS:
Professor Biography
Course Scope
Lecture 1 – The Brothers Grimm & Fairy Tale Psychology
Lecture 2 – Propp, Structure, and Cultural Identity
Lecture 3 – Hoffman and the Theory of the Fantastic
Lecture 4 – Poe-Genres and Degrees of the Fantastic
Lecture 5 – Lewis Carroll-Puzzles, Language, & Audience
Lecture 6 – H.G. Wells-We Are All Talking Animals
Lecture 7 – Franz Kafta-Dashed Fantasies
Lecture 8 – Woolf-Fantastic Feminism & Periods of Art
Lecture 9 – Robbe-Grillet – Experimental Fiction & Myth
Lecture 10 – Tolkien & Mass Production of the Fantastic
Lecture 11 – Children’s Literature and the Fantastic
Lecture 12 – Postmodernism and the Fantastic
Lecture 13 – Defining Science Fiction
Lecture 14 – Mary Shelly – Grandmother of Science Fiction
Lecture 15 – Hawthorne, Poe, and the Eden Complex
Lecture 16 – Jules Verne and the Robinsonade
Lecture 17 – Wells – Industrialization of the Fantastic
Lecture 18 – The History of Utopia
Lecture 19 – Science Fiction and Religion
Lecture 20 – Pulp Fiction. Bradbury, & the American Myth
Lecture 21 – Robert A. Heinlein – He Mapped the Future
Lecture 22 – Asimov and Clarke – Cousins in Utopia
Lecture 23 – Ursula K. Le Guin – Transhuman Anthropologist
Lecture 24 – Cyberpunk, Postmodernism, and Beyond
Timeline
Glossary
Biographical Notes
Bibliography
1598032909 (dvd)
Literature
Language
English Literature
Fantasy Fiction
Fantasy Literature
History and Criticism.
Science Fiction