International Authors Collection
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Explore the timeless works and lives of some of the world’s greatest literary minds in this captivating collection. Featuring insightful videos on the life and work of Confucius, Dante, Zola, Goethe, Hugo, Voltaire, and more, this series delves into the stories behind their masterpieces and the impact of their ideas on culture, philosophy, and literature. Journey through history and across continents to uncover how these iconic authors shaped their eras and continue to inspire generations today. Perfect for literary enthusiasts and curious minds alike.
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This film explores the life, ideas, and work of the Chinese sage, known to the west as, Confucius.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick explores three major dramatists of Ancient Greece: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, their ideas and methods, and why they were largely influential.
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This film traces the unusual life and works of Franz Kafka, a German-speaking novelist and short story writer whose name became synonymous with the struggle of maintaining one’s identity.
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This film follows the successful and industrious life and works of Emile Zola, a French novelist and journalist who was seen as a champion of democracy and the people, and exiled for the stance he took against the government with the Dreyfus affair.
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This film covers the life and background of Eugene O’Neill, an Irish-American playwright who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936.
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This film covers the life, background, and works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, most well-known as a German poet, playwright, novelist, and scientist.
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This film covers the life, background, and works of James Joyce, an Irish novelist and poet whose works predominantly focused on the Irish struggles with social conformity.
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This film traces the unusual life and works of Marcel Proust, a French novelist and literary critic, best known for his remarkable novel, “La Recheche de Temps Perdue”, or, “Rememberance of Things Past”.
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This film begins with the views, life, and topics enjoyed by Montaigne, one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick covers the course of John Donne's work, including several of his delightful poems, and the struggles he had, to make his way.
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Jonathan Swift, an Irish satirist and author, can be seen as the first hero of the struggle against English dominance. This film traces the fascinating life and works of this remarkable Irish author.
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Victor Hugo, a French poet, novelist, and dramatist, is best known for “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Les Miserable”.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick follows the life and work of 18th century Scottish poet, Robert Burns. From a simple farming background, he became the national poet of Scotland and incorporated Scottish history, folklore, and Scots dialect into his work.
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This film covers the life and works of Stevenson, a Scottish novelist and essayist born in Edinburgh who, despite suffering poor health throughout his life, was met with early success in his writing career.
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This film traces the fascinating life and works of Voltaire, a French writer famous for his plays, novels, historical, and philosophical works that were tools of his liberal voice against the authorities.
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William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin. His father was a successful artist and from an early age, Yeats was determined to be, and was soon accepted as, a poet.
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This film traces the life and works of Henrik Ibsen, one of the greatest dramatists of his age, and the ‘father’ of modern drama.
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This 6+ hour screenbook covers a translation in verse, by Laurence Binyon, of the great 14th century Italian poem "The Divine Comedy: Inferno".
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Literature,Biography,History,Cultural Studies,European Studies,Asian Studies,Philosophy,1900s,1910s,1920s