The Classical age
- Date
1980
- Summary
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Surveys the accomplishments of the Greek classical age, between 500 B.C. and the death of Alexander. Discusses Greek art and literature of the period as well as Greek thought, linking the classical age to basic elements of Western Civilization. Burstall's conversations with Greek scholar Kenneth Dover are interspersed with scenes from Greek drama, photographs of ancient ruins, artefacts, and sculptures and scenes from recent Greek history and modern Greek culture.
- Contributors
Burstall, Christopher; Dover, Kenneth James
- Publishers
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; R.M. Productions; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
- Subjects
Fine Arts; Literature, Print Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Ancient Cultures; Greece History To 146 B.C; Greece Civilization
- Locations
Europe; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
57 minutes; color
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089886; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1237; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/760; Catalog Key: alephsys001285766; OCLC: ocm11594127
Access Restrictions
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