Prelude to the Twentieth Century, 1984

by: Roger Weir

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Prelude to the Twentieth Century

13 of 13 presentations available
Thursdays, Jul 5, 1984 to Sep 27, 1984



  • Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
    Either/Or, The Sickness Unto Death. Purity of heart. The early warning signs of the century of consciousness and anxiety.
      Recorded: July 5, 1984
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  • Nietzsche (1844-1891)
    Thus Spake Zarathustra. Beyond Good and Evil. Philosophy plunges into the Superman's psyche
      Recorded: July 12, 1984
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  • Blavatsky (1831-1891)
    Isis Unveiled. The Secret Doctrine. Theosophy as a world pattern
      Recorded: July 19, 1984
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  • Tolstoy (1828-1910)
    The Kingdom of God is Within You. The later religious writings of the "grandfather sage"
      Recorded: July 26, 1984
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  • Chekhov (1860-1904)
    The Seagull. Uncle Vanya. The Cherry Orchard. Three Sisters. Interior drama takes the family stage
      Recorded: August 2, 1984
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  • Rodin (1840-1917)
    The great manifestor of heroic form
      Recorded: August 9, 1984
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  • Ibsen (1828-1906)
    When We Dead Awaken. Hedda Gabler. Drama intensifies towards the surreal.
      Recorded: August 16, 1984
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  • Cezanne (1834-1906)
    Multi-dimensional composition in the artist's eye/mind
      Recorded: August 23, 1984
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  • Gaudi (1852-1926)
    Architecture breaks open its traditional forms
      Recorded: August 30, 1984
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  • Monet (1840-1912)
    Painting explores impressionism and Ukiyo-e
      Recorded: September 6, 1984
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  • Strindberg (1849-1912)
    Autobiology and the theatre. Skirt madness, dreams, surrealism, and ultimate realities.
      Recorded: September 13, 1984
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  • Husserl (1859-1938)
    Ideas. The frozen reaction, eidetic processes of vision, and the phenomenological world-view
      Recorded: September 20, 1984
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  • Proust (1871-1922)
    The Remembrance of Things Past. Stream of consciousness and the artist-seer.
      Recorded: September 27, 1984
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