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Title: The Modern Scholar
Subtitle: Masterpieces of Medieval Literature
Author: Timothy Shutt
Narrator: Timothy Shutt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-24-09
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes
Genres: Classics, European Literature
Publisher's Summary:
Beyond that, the Middle Ages saw the composition of some of the greatest and most rewarding literary works ever written, the works of Chaucer and Dante no doubt preeminent among them, but by no means are they alone in their surpassing merits.
In this course, we will look at some of those other splendid works - Beowulf, the little-known, but utterly splendid Njal's Saga, and Sir Gawain the Green Knight among them.
Members Reviews:
The Kind of Professor I Want My Kids to Have
First, there is Professor Shutt's infectious enthusiasm for the works he's discussing and even more for the insights that can be derived from those works. Then there's his openness to cultural concepts (Beowulf's heroic manliness, for example, or the piety of the Dream of the Rood) that aren't that popular in the academy these days. He never resorts to cheap shots at the faith or ideals of the Middle Ages, never lapses into that "chronological snobbery" (C. S. Lewis' term) that assumes everyone and everything that came before us is somehow inherently less worthwhile.
Instead, he takes you on an amazing journey through many of the high spots of Medieval Literature, one that will either send you back to reread Gawain and the Green Knight and the Lais of Marie de France or send you forward to finally read those Icelandic Sagas and Troubadour lyrics you somehow managed to dodge in your undergrad days. Unlike most of the lectures I've heard in my life, these bear re-listening. Shutt is that rare type of professor who isn't afraid to admire what others marginalize, nor is he embarrassed by the concept of "truth".
a great listen
I loved listening to this professor. He is easy on the mind. Especially since he pronounces for us many of the difficult words of non english. so much I did not know came home to me..
Learn the past to know the future
Loved it, looking forward to reading a few of the author's mentioned in it, one or two chapters I have listened to again, and no doubt will do over and over.
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Title: The Modern Scholar
Subtitle: Masterpieces of Medieval Literature
Author: Timothy Shutt
Narrator: Timothy Shutt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-24-09
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes
Genres: Classics, European Literature
Publisher's Summary:
Beyond that, the Middle Ages saw the composition of some of the greatest and most rewarding literary works ever written, the works of Chaucer and Dante no doubt preeminent among them, but by no means are they alone in their surpassing merits.
In this course, we will look at some of those other splendid works - Beowulf, the little-known, but utterly splendid Njal's Saga, and Sir Gawain the Green Knight among them.
Members Reviews:
The Kind of Professor I Want My Kids to Have
First, there is Professor Shutt's infectious enthusiasm for the works he's discussing and even more for the insights that can be derived from those works. Then there's his openness to cultural concepts (Beowulf's heroic manliness, for example, or the piety of the Dream of the Rood) that aren't that popular in the academy these days. He never resorts to cheap shots at the faith or ideals of the Middle Ages, never lapses into that "chronological snobbery" (C. S. Lewis' term) that assumes everyone and everything that came before us is somehow inherently less worthwhile.
Instead, he takes you on an amazing journey through many of the high spots of Medieval Literature, one that will either send you back to reread Gawain and the Green Knight and the Lais of Marie de France or send you forward to finally read those Icelandic Sagas and Troubadour lyrics you somehow managed to dodge in your undergrad days. Unlike most of the lectures I've heard in my life, these bear re-listening. Shutt is that rare type of professor who isn't afraid to admire what others marginalize, nor is he embarrassed by the concept of "truth".
a great listen
I loved listening to this professor. He is easy on the mind. Especially since he pronounces for us many of the difficult words of non english. so much I did not know came home to me..
Learn the past to know the future
Loved it, looking forward to reading a few of the author's mentioned in it, one or two chapters I have listened to again, and no doubt will do over and over.