Lectures as part of The Foundations of Western Civilization at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 9th July 2012
Time : 6:30 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 Landmark : On Parliament Street close to 'The Shop' showroom & next to the 'Kwality' restaurant
Venue Info : Events | About | Parking and Location | Regal Building Map
Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)
Event Details : The Foundations of Western Civilization– an education in 24 evenings. An Attic video presentation from The Great Courses taught by Prof. Thomas Noble, University of Norte Dame.
You can discover the essential nature, evolution, and perceptions ofWestern civilization from its humble beginnings in the great river valleys of Iraq and Egypt to the dawn of the modern world.
This series of 48 half hour lectures - 2 per evening will be introduced by an eminent professor/personality who will also answer questions. The events and the course are free. The title of each lecture is listed below.
Lecture 9 – “The Greek Polis-Athens”
Lurching from crisis to crisis, the Athenians accidentally created one of the world's most freewheeling democracies—at least for adult male citizens—even as they were building an empire. How did the whole thing work, and what finally brought it down?
Athens is at the center of the history of ancient Greece. Most of what we know of ancient Greek culture depends on records from this principal polis. Athens is the birthplace of democracy and has been called the cradle of western civilization. Although culturally supreme among the Greek city-states, Athens and Sparta were rival political leaders.
Lecture 10 – “Civic Culture-Architecture and Drama”
The Parthenon in Athens, built around 440 B.C. is the finest example of a Greek building. Its secular character teaches us a great deal about the people who built it. Its Doric and Ionic orders, its incredible sculptures (amongst which the Elgin Marbles now in the British Museum) and its impressive size was meant to make Athenians proud of their empire.
The other great public art was Drama, performed in impressive open air theatres, where citizens got free tickets. We will hear about 3 great playwrights: Aeschylus, who wrote trilogies one of which becomes a parable for the origins of justice. Sophocles- whose plays explored justice, principle and the consequences of right action (Antigone) and of just punishments for unintentional acts (Oedipus Rex). Euripedes adapted dramatic forms and looked at the power of emotions – love, jealousy and revenge.
We will come across Greek Tragedy as well as comedy, Aristophanes in his famous anti war play Lysistrata in which the women of Athens stage a sex strike to end the war.
Dr Bharat Gupt will introduce this lecture and answer questions after the screening.
Bharat Gupt, was an Associate Professor in English at the College of Vocational Studies of the University of Delhi. He is a classicist, theatre theorist, sitar and surbahar player, musicologist, cultural analyst, and newspaper columnist. He is trained in both, Western and traditional Indian educational systems. He was awarded the McLuhan Fellowship by University of Toronto, and the Senior Onasis Fellowship to research in Greece on classical Greek theatre. He was a Visiting Professor to Greece and member of jury of the Onasis award for drama. His published books include: Dramatic Concepts Greek and Indian (1994), Natyasastra, Chapter 28: Ancient Scales of Indian Music (1996), Twelve Greek Poems into Hindi (2001), India: A Cultural Decline or Revival?(2008).
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 Landmark : On Parliament Street close to 'The Shop' showroom & next to the 'Kwality' restaurant
Venue Info : Events | About | Parking and Location | Regal Building Map
Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)
Event Details : The Foundations of Western Civilization– an education in 24 evenings. An Attic video presentation from The Great Courses taught by Prof. Thomas Noble, University of Norte Dame.
You can discover the essential nature, evolution, and perceptions ofWestern civilization from its humble beginnings in the great river valleys of Iraq and Egypt to the dawn of the modern world.
This series of 48 half hour lectures - 2 per evening will be introduced by an eminent professor/personality who will also answer questions. The events and the course are free. The title of each lecture is listed below.
Lecture 9 – “The Greek Polis-Athens”
Lurching from crisis to crisis, the Athenians accidentally created one of the world's most freewheeling democracies—at least for adult male citizens—even as they were building an empire. How did the whole thing work, and what finally brought it down?
Athens is at the center of the history of ancient Greece. Most of what we know of ancient Greek culture depends on records from this principal polis. Athens is the birthplace of democracy and has been called the cradle of western civilization. Although culturally supreme among the Greek city-states, Athens and Sparta were rival political leaders.
Lecture 10 – “Civic Culture-Architecture and Drama”
The Parthenon in Athens, built around 440 B.C. is the finest example of a Greek building. Its secular character teaches us a great deal about the people who built it. Its Doric and Ionic orders, its incredible sculptures (amongst which the Elgin Marbles now in the British Museum) and its impressive size was meant to make Athenians proud of their empire.
The other great public art was Drama, performed in impressive open air theatres, where citizens got free tickets. We will hear about 3 great playwrights: Aeschylus, who wrote trilogies one of which becomes a parable for the origins of justice. Sophocles- whose plays explored justice, principle and the consequences of right action (Antigone) and of just punishments for unintentional acts (Oedipus Rex). Euripedes adapted dramatic forms and looked at the power of emotions – love, jealousy and revenge.
We will come across Greek Tragedy as well as comedy, Aristophanes in his famous anti war play Lysistrata in which the women of Athens stage a sex strike to end the war.
Dr Bharat Gupt will introduce this lecture and answer questions after the screening.
Bharat Gupt, was an Associate Professor in English at the College of Vocational Studies of the University of Delhi. He is a classicist, theatre theorist, sitar and surbahar player, musicologist, cultural analyst, and newspaper columnist. He is trained in both, Western and traditional Indian educational systems. He was awarded the McLuhan Fellowship by University of Toronto, and the Senior Onasis Fellowship to research in Greece on classical Greek theatre. He was a Visiting Professor to Greece and member of jury of the Onasis award for drama. His published books include: Dramatic Concepts Greek and Indian (1994), Natyasastra, Chapter 28: Ancient Scales of Indian Music (1996), Twelve Greek Poems into Hindi (2001), India: A Cultural Decline or Revival?(2008).
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Lectures as part of The Foundations of Western Civilization at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 9th July 2012
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