Publisher Description
In weaving together the varied and interrelated strands of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century discourse and events, this course focuses on the contributions to Western history that bear the most responsibility for shaping the world of today. Among these contributions are such vital, yet markedly different documents as the Federalist Papers and the Communist Manifesto. New styles of art and literature are also given a stunning treatment, as the professors delve into discussions on Romantic trends in both art and literature. But perhaps most important of all is the single most influential event in the last five hundred years-the scientific revolution-which serves as the engine of progress driving much of the social, political, and cultural change seen in this dramatic period.
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About the Narrators
Timothy B. Shutt teaches at Kenyon
College in the integrated program in the humane studies department.
Donald
Sutherland is a prolific and versatile Canadian-born actor of film and television. Some of his best-known movie roles
included offbeat warriors in popular war movies such as The Dirty Dozen, MASH,
and Kelly’s Heroes, as well as
characters in other popular films such as Klute,
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, JFK, Ordinary
People, and more recently The Hunger
Games as President Snow. For his audiobook narrations, he has earned two AudioFile Earphones Awards and was a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best male solo narration. His voice work also includes
the movies Jock the Hero Dog and Lord of War. His other awards include a
Primetime Emmy, two Golden Globe awards, and several international film
festival awards. In 2011, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.