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 availableThursdays, Jan 5, 1984 to Mar 29, 1984
- Prologue: Diaz @ Jan 05
Discovery and Conquest of Mexico. The "El Dorado" image bursts upon the European mind
audio part 1
audio part 2
- St. Teresa of Avila @ Jan 12
The Interior Castle. The Life. The European Spirit as its refined apex play audio
- St. John of the Cross @ Jan 19
The Poems and the Dark Night of the Soul. Presages of upheavals in the wholeness of the psyche play audio
- Cervantes @ Jan 26
The Exemplary Novels and Interludes. The master writer experiences the spiritual irony of the times. audio part 1
audio part 2
- Don Quixote @ Feb 02
The epic of the spiritual irony for the knight errant
no audio available - Shakespeare @ Feb 09
The other master writer experiences the spiritual irony, personal wisdom in anonymity and complex writing style (literary labyrinths) play audio
- Marlowe and Doctor Faustus @ Feb 16
Irony, possibility, and evil as the "El Dorado" archetype spins the negative web of intrigue play audio
- A Shakespeare Cycle @ Feb 23
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Twelfth Night. Taming of the Shrew. And The Tempest. Freeing from the web play audio
- Descartes @ Mar 01
The Mechanization of the World. Geometry of the Mind. The web takes over in France.
no audio available - Spinoza @ Mar 08
The mystical insight into the web of intrigue. Transcendental flights beyond the complications play audio
- Rembrandt @ Mar 15
The humanistic penetration of appearance. The spiritual glow of "El Dorado" free. audio part 1
audio part 2