The European El Dorado, 1560 to 1660: The Century of a Golden Mystery of Man, 1984
by: Roger Weir
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The European El Dorado, 1560 to 1660: The Century of a Golden Mystery of Man
11 of 13 presentations available
Thursdays, Jan 5, 1984 to Mar 29, 1984
- Prologue: Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584)
Discovery and Conquest of Mexico. The "El Dorado" image bursts upon the European mind
Recorded: January 5, 1984audio part 1
audio part 2
- St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
The Interior Castle. The Life. The European Spirit as its refined apex
Recorded: January 12, 1984play audio
- St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)
The Poems and the Dark Night of the Soul. Presages of upheavals in the wholeness of the psyche
Recorded: January 19, 1984play audio
- Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
The Exemplary Novels and Interludes. The master writer experiences the spiritual irony of the times.
Recorded: January 26, 1984audio part 1
audio part 2
- Don Quixote
The epic of the spiritual irony for the knight errant
Recorded: February 2, 1984
no audio available - William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
The other master writer experiences the spiritual irony, personal wisdom in anonymity and complex writing style (literary labyrinths)
Recorded: February 9, 1984play audio
- Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) and Doctor Faustus
Irony, possibility, and evil as the "El Dorado" archetype spins the negative web of intrigue
Recorded: February 16, 1984play audio
- A Shakespeare Cycle
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Twelfth Night. Taming of the Shrew. And The Tempest. Freeing from the web
Recorded: February 23, 1984play audio
- Descartes
The Mechanization of the World. Geometry of the Mind. The web takes over in France.
Recorded: March 1, 1984
no audio available - Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)
The mystical insight into the web of intrigue. Transcendental flights beyond the complications
Recorded: March 8, 1984play audio
- Rembrandt (1606-1669)
The humanistic penetration of appearance. The spiritual glow of "El Dorado" free.
Recorded: March 15, 1984audio part 1
audio part 2
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)
The philosopher of real freedom from the web of intrigue
Recorded: March 22, 1984audio part 1
audio part 2