Dante : The First Renaissance Man

Films Media Group, (film distributor.). Hossick, Malcolm. (Added Author).

Summary: In this documentary the work of Dante Alighieri is explored: his cultural and religious influences of the time period, his innovations in the world of literature, and how he impacted other artists, sculptors and writers. Martin Hossick explains how he established individualism and morality for every man in a period when only rulers and religious figures mattered.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 20 min., 9 sec.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Hossick, Malcolm, [2013]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2016.
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released by Hossick, Malcolm, 2013. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on March 17, 2016.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction to Dante (2:00) -- Dante's Beginning (3:07) -- Religion and Politics in 0 AD (1:40) -- Roman Empire (3:22) -- Rediscovery of Ancient Greek Writings (2:48) -- Advent of the Renaissance (2:54) -- Guelfs vs. Ghibellines (4:13) -- Dante's First Work (2:43) -- Expression of Ideal Love (1:41) -- Dante's Biography (3:06) -- Giotto (5:11) -- Form of the Divine Comedy (4:19) -- Poetry or Prose (4:03) -- Longfellow's Translation (2:46) -- Sandro Botticelli (3:00) -- Chart of Hell (2:43) -- Brilliance of Dante (4:34) -- Dante Meets Virgil (2:02) -- Limbo (4:24) -- Francesca da Rimini (4:11) -- Ugolino and his sons (3:42) -- Dante meets Beatrice (4:40) -- Paradise is Beatrice (5:31) -- Credits: Dante - the First Renaissance Man (0:31)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, June 2, 2016)