Great Personalities and Eras Through Literature
14 hrs. 34 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Evgeny Zharinov
Author
Evgeny Zharinov
Narrator
Max Radman
Narrator
Max Radman
Description
Professor Zharinov’s unique lectures in the “Classics of Lectures” series!
Why, in Ancient Greece, was tragedy the most fashionable genre? Who really wrote “The Death of Arthur”? Was Machiavelli really so ruthless? Why did Dante walk through Hell specifically with Virgil? How did François Villon die? Who was Leo Tolstoy’s favorite literary hero? Who actually drowned Mumu? In a series of books devoted to the history of literary masterpieces, Professor Yevgeny Zharinov turns to the most famous heroes of books and epic poetry and to the brightest eras in the life of humankind.
Why, in Ancient Greece, was tragedy the most fashionable genre? Who really wrote “The Death of Arthur”? Was Machiavelli really so ruthless? Why did Dante walk through Hell specifically with Virgil? How did François Villon die? Who was Leo Tolstoy’s favorite literary hero? Who actually drowned Mumu? In a series of books devoted to the history of literary masterpieces, Professor Yevgeny Zharinov turns to the most famous heroes of books and epic poetry and to the brightest eras in the life of humankind.
