Odyssey of the West I and II explored timeless works from the ancient world that shaped, and continue to shape, the culture and philosophies of life today. Part three is a richly detailed look at St. Augustine, Beowulf, St. Thomas Aquinas, Authurian legends, Dante, Gothic art, and other highlights of the period. Through the course of these lectures, it becomes apparent that the "dark" ages were in fact a time of immense achievement, and a time that richly rewards those who study its art and philosophies.Lecture 1 St. Augustine of Hippo and the Confessions and City of God
Lecture 2 Constantine, Boethius, and the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Lecture 3 The Germanic North: Beowulf and The Poetic Edda
Lecture 4 Byzantium and the Eastern Empire
Lecture 5 The Rise of Islam
Lecture 6 Monasticism
Lecture 7 Scholastic Philosophy and St. Thomas Aquinas
Lecture 8 Troubadours and Celts in The Lais of Marie de France
Lecture 9 The Matter of Britain: Chrétien de Troyes
Lecture 10 Dante: Vita Nuova and Inferno
Lecture 11 Dante: The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
Lecture 12 Gothic Art and Architecture
Lecture 13 Late Scholasticism and Early Modern Science
Lecture 14 Early Renaissance Culture