Henry David Thoreau: in his own words
Filmed on location in and around Concord, Cambridge, and Cape Cod, this delightful program brings Henry David Thoreau's Walden and "Civil Disobedience" to life through the captivating delivery of Thoreau impersonator Jeffrey Hyatt. Long passages, as...
Classical mythology: its origins and impact
In this illuminating program, renowned classicists including Sir Hugh Lloyd Jones, of Oxford University; Mary Lefkowitz, of Wellesley College; and Gregory Nagy, of Harvard University, explore the origins of classical mythology and its relationship w...
The American transcendentalists: Concord, Massachusetts
The ideas and ideals of three American Transcendentalists - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller - initially given expression through "The Dial" continue to shape the discourse of literature, philosophy, and religion worldwi...