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008			061221s2006 vau720 g vleng d
020			_a1598032437 (dvd)
040			_beng _cJCRC
100	1		_aNichols, Ashton _d1953-
110			_aDickinson College
245	1	0	_aEmerson, Thoreau, and the Transcendentalist Movement / _cAshton Nichols ; The Teaching Company.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aChantilly, VA : _bThe Teaching Company, _c2006.
300			_a4 DVDs (720 min.) : _bsd. col. ; _c4 3/4 in. + _e1 Course Guidebook (iv, 161 p. : ill. ; 19 cm)
440		0	_aThe Great Courses
440		0	_aLiterature and Language
440		0	_aEnglish Literature
500			_aIncludes 24 x 30 min. lectures. Also Includes Course Guidebook.
504			_aThe Course Guidebook includes a glossary and bibliographical references.
505			_a"How, for example, did the colonial idea of the classroom as a place devoted to "breaking the will" and "subduing the spirit" of students, change to that of a vibrant, even pleasurable experience - including innovations such as kindergarten and recess - with children encouraged to participate actively in their own education? What forces eventually enabled our nation to see slavery as morally abhorrent and unequivocally wrong , when we had once passed a law permitting the capture and return of escaped slaves who managed to make their way to the "free" North? How did the struggle for women's rights - not just for the right to vote but also to have control over their own aspirations and destinies - gain the momentum to unleash changes still felt today? Why did the once-unassailable power wielded from the pulpit begin to weaken in the 1800s? Why did certain theologies become more liberal and increasing numbers of people choose less dogmatic expressions of faith - or even no faith at all? What are the roots of our love for nature, of the near-spiritual experience so many of us now find in the ripple of a stream in the morning sun or the thunderous roar of ocean waves? Finally, and perhaps most important of all, what is the source of our distinctly American way of experiencing ourselves - confident in our value as individuals, certain of our ability to discover personal truths in the natural world, self-reliant in the face of uncertainty and change? Answers to questions like these are found in and around Boston and the town of Concord, Massachusetts, which became, little more than five decades after the American Revolution, the epicenter of a profoundly influential movement that would reshape many beliefs and make possible the America we know today. That movement is Transcendentalism. Drawing on an array of influences from Europe and the non-Western world, it also offered uniquely American perspectives of thought: an emphasis on the divine in nature, on the value of the individual and intuition, and on belief in a spirituality that might "transcend" one's own sensory experience to provide a more useful guide for daily living than is possible from empirical and logical reasoning." (Publisher's Website)
505			_aCONTENTS:
505			_aDisc 1 _tLecture 1. Emerson, Thoreau, and Transcendentalism _tLecture 2. The Roots of American Transcendentalism _tLecture 3. Emerson and the Idea of America _tLecture 4. Emerson and Transcendentalism _tLecture 5. Emerson’s Influence _tLecture 6. Thoreau - An American Original
505			_aDisc 2 _tLecture 7. Thoreau at Walden and Beyond _tLecture 8. Thoreau’s Politics _tLecture 9. William Ellery Channing and Unitarianism _tLecture 10. Theodore Parker - Social Reform in the Pulpit _tLecture 11. Amos Bronson Alcott _tLecture 12. Louisa May Alcott
505			_aDisc 3 _tLecture 13. Margaret Fuller and Rights for Women _tLecture 14. Transcendental women _tLecture 15. Moncure Conway - Southern Transcendentalism _tLecture 16. Transcendental Eccentrics _tLecture 17. Transcendental Utopias - Living Experiments _tLecture 18. Transcendental and Education
505			_aDisc 4 _tLecture 19. Thoreau, Abolition, and John Brown _tLecture 20. Frederick Douglass _tLecture 21. Emily Dickinson _tLecture 22. Walt Whitman _tLecture 23. Transcendentalism’s 19th Century Legacy _tLecture 24. The Legacy in the 20th Century and Beyond
520	2		_a"How, for example, did the colonial idea of the classroom as a place devoted to "breaking the will" and "subduing the spirit" of students, change to that of a vibrant, even pleasurable experience - including innovations such as kindergarten and recess - with children encouraged to participate actively in their own education? What forces eventually enabled our nation to see slavery as morally abhorrent and unequivocally wrong , when we had once passed a law permitting the capture and return of escaped slaves who managed to make their way to the "free" North? How did the struggle for women's rights - not just for the right to vote but also to have control over their own aspirations and destinies - gain the momentum to unleash changes still felt today? Why did the once-unassailable power wielded from the pulpit begin to weaken in the 1800s? Why did certain theologies become more liberal and increasing numbers of people choose less dogmatic expressions of faith - or even no faith at all? What are the roots of our love for nature, of the near-spiritual experience so many of us now find in the ripple of a stream in the morning sun or the thunderous roar of ocean waves? Finally, and perhaps most important of all, what is the source of our distinctly American way of experiencing ourselves - confident in our value as individuals, certain of our ability to discover personal truths in the natural world, self-reliant in the face of uncertainty and change? Answers to questions like these are found in and around Boston and the town of Concord, Massachusetts, which became, little more than five decades after the American Revolution, the epicenter of a profoundly influential movement that would reshape many beliefs and make possible the America we know today. That movement is Transcendentalism. Drawing on an array of influences from Europe and the non-Western world, it also offered uniquely American perspectives of thought: an emphasis on the divine in nature, on the value of the individual and intuition, and on belief in a spirituality that might "transcend" one's own sensory experience to provide a more useful guide for daily living than is possible from empirical and logical reasoning." (Publisher's Website)
520	3		_aDVD CONTENTS: Disc 1 Lecture 1. Emerson, Thoreau, and Transcendentalism Lecture 2. The Roots of American Transcendentalism Lecture 3. Emerson and the Idea of America Lecture 4. Emerson and Transcendentalism Lecture 5. Emerson’s Influence Lecture 6. Thoreau - An American Original Disc 2 Lecture 7. Thoreau at Walden and Beyond Lecture 8. Thoreau’s Politics Lecture 9. William Ellery Channing and Unitarianism Lecture 10. Theodore Parker - Social Reform in the Pulpit Lecture 11. Amos Bronson Alcott Lecture 12. Louisa May Alcott Disc 3 Lecture 13. Margaret Fuller and Rights for Women Lecture 14. Transcendental women Lecture 15. Moncure Conway - Southern Transcendentalism Lecture 16. Transcendental Eccentrics Lecture 17. Transcendental Utopias - Living Experiments Lecture 18. Transcendental and Education Disc 4 Lecture 19. Thoreau, Abolition, and John Brown Lecture 20. Frederick Douglass Lecture 21. Emily Dickinson Lecture 22. Walt Whitman Lecture 23. Transcendentalism’s 19th Century Legacy Lecture 24. The Legacy in the 20th Century and Beyond
520	3		_aCOURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS: Professor Biography Course Scope Lecture 1: Emerson, Thoreau, and Transcendentalism Lecture 2: The Roots of American Transcendentalism Lecture 3: Emerson and the Idea of America Lecture 4: Emerson and Transcendentalism Lecture 5: Emerson’s Influence Lecture 6: Thoreau - An American Original Lecture 7: Thoreau at Walden and Beyond Lecture 8: Thoreau’s Politics Lecture 9: William Ellery Channing and Unitarianism Lecture 10: Theodore Parker - Social Reform in the Pulpit Lecture 11: Amos Bronson Alcott Lecture 12: Louisa May Alcott Lecture 13: Margaret Fuller and Rights for Women Lecture 14: Transcendental women Lecture 15: Moncure Conway - Southern Transcendentalism Lecture 16: Transcendental Eccentrics Lecture 17: Transcendental Utopias - Living Experiments Lecture 18: transcendental and Education Lecture 19: Thoreau, Abolition, and John Brown Lecture 20: Frederick Douglass Lecture 21: Emily Dickinson Lecture 22: Walt Whitman Lecture 23: Transcendentalism’s 19th-Century Legacy Lecture 24: The Legacy in the 20th Century and Beyond Timeline Glossary Biographical Notes Bibliography
650		0	_aTranscendentalism _zNew England.
650		0	_aTranscendentalists.
650		0	_aEnglish Literature.
650		0	_aLanguage.
710			_aThe Teaching Company
856			_uhttps://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/emerson-thoreau-and-the-transcendentalist-movement.html _zPublisher's Website.
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