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Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince
Item# 48954
© 2011
90 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62102-977-9
When Niccolò Machiavelli penned The Prince—a heartless guide to creating and retaining autocratic political power that makes no place for idealism and lofty virtues—he came to be widely regarded as th...
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As You Like It: Live from Shakespeare's Globe
Item# 41374
© 2009
135 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61616-846-9
As You Like It runs the glorious gamut of pastoral romance: disguises and love notes, poetry and brilliant conversation, gentle satire and full-on slapstick, and passion throughout it all! This stagin...
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Love's Labour's Lost: Live from Shakespeare's Globe
Item# 41375
© 2009
145 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61616-847-6
Philip Cumbus is the King of Navarre and Michelle Terry is the Princess of France in this performance of Love’s Labour’s Lost at Shakespeare’s Globe, London’s faithful reconstruction of the open-air p...
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Romeo and Juliet: Live from Shakespeare's Globe
Item# 41373
© 2009
171 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61616-845-2
“But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.” Performed at Shakespeare’s Globe, London’s faithful reconstruction of the open-air playhouse designed in 15...
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The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
Item# 40567
© 2008
52 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-992-2
In the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, thousands of scientific and religious texts-among Africa's oldest literature-have been hidden for centuries. This program examines the rich history and variety...
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The Five Follies of Don Quixote
Item# 38968
© 2006
114 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-9064-2
With compelling dramatizations filmed at authentic Spanish locations, this program explores the farcical structure of Don Quixote as well as the parallels between Cervantes’s magnum opus and his own u...
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Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Item# 34763
© 2006
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-2770-9
Although he lived only 34 years, Gustavo Becquer is largely responsible for leading Spanish poetry toward the Modernist era. This program details his life and artistic journey, from his birth into imp...
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Masters of the Spanish Word
Item# 34762
© 2006
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-2769-3
Examining the lives and accomplishments of major authors writing in Spanish, this five-part series offers remarkable insight into their poetic, dramatic, and fictional expression. Calderon de la Barca...
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Surviving Don Quixote—in Spanish with English Subtitles
Item# 45485
© 2005
61 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62102-269-5
The protagonist of Don Quixote finds that he has “survived” for centuries after being created by Miguel de Cervantes, and now wants to learn about his origins—how, where, and why his character came in...
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Cervantes and the Legend of Don Quijote: The Spirit of a Book
Item# 36210
© 2004
56 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5346-3
Featuring film clips, reenactments, and dramatizations, this program examines the imperishable spirit of Don Quijote through the life of Cervantes and the literary masterpiece that bears Quijote's nam...
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