The Odyssey of the West series addresses in chronological sequence the works that have shaped the ongoing development of Western thought both in its own right and in cultural dialogue with other traditions. Part four provides a close look at the period from the Renaissance to the Scientific Revolution and into the early Enlightenment. These lectures take in the immense variety and singular achievements that have helped mold our present societies.Lecture 1 Machiavelli: The Prince
Lecture 2 Northern Humanism
Lecture 3 The Northern Renaissance in Art
Lecture 4 The Italian High Renaissance in Art
Lecture 5 The Reformation
Lecture 6 Exploration, The Hapsburg Empire and The Catholic Reformation; The Golden Age of Spain
Lecture 7 The Wars of Religion and Montaigne
Lecture 8 Shakespeare: King Lear
Lecture 9 Shakespeare: The Tempest
Lecture 10 Bacon and Descartes
Lecture 11 The Scientific Revolution
Lecture 12 The Dutch Golden Age
Lecture 13 Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan
Lecture 14 John Locke: Second Treatise on Government