AFP News Agency
CLEAN : El mundo en miniatura
Con meticulosidad y paciencia infinitas, los artistas de miniaturas en Taiwán dedican horas a crear minúsculos universos que combinan realismo y fantasía (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
Stallone brings 'Rocky' out of retirement
HEADLINE: Stallone brings 'Rocky' out of retirement
CAPTION: Here what Sylvester Stallone has to say about why he decided to make another 'Rocky' movie and what the experience was like. (Dec. 13) 2006
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Curated Video
Actor meets Italian cinema students
AP Entertainment
Rome, 4 Feb. 2011
1. Medium Glover leaning on train
2. Medium Glover smiling for photographer
2. Medium Danny Glover walking in Rome Termini station and signing autographs
3. Danny Glover on a sofa in Termini Station,...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : London like Pyongyang say visiting N Korean artists
CLEAN : London like Pyongyang say visiting N Korean artists
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Edward Hopper retrospective offers glimpse behind US icon's pain
VOICED: Edward Hopper retrospective offers glimpse behind US icon's pain
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Paris gets first Manet retrospective in 30 years
CLEAN: Paris gets first Manet retrospective in 30 years
Crash Course
Greeks and Persians
Considering the evolution of democracy and civilization to this day, is there any reason to believe the Persians should have defeated the Greeks in the Persian War? Why could the legacy of Ancient Greece be considered "profoundly...
Crash Course
Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism: Crash Course Theater #31
Using an informative video about French theater and drama, scholars learn about the idea of realism in the theater before taking a look at naturalism. Viewers hear about writing styles from Victor Hugo in his works Cromwell and Hernani,...
TED-Ed
The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen
More than 15 of Jane Austen's novels have been adapted into films. While viewers enjoy the lush sets, period costumes, and the depictions of eighteenth-century British gentry, what is often lost in these adaptations is Austen's satire. A...
Crash Course
Futurism and Constructivism: Crash Course Theater #39
Politics and theater go hand-in-hand. The 39th video in the Crash Course Theater and Drama series introduces plays from the futurist and constructivist movements, including works from an Italian fascist. A summary of "The Storming of the...
Crash Course
Symbolism, Realism, and a Nordic Playwright Grudge Match: Crash Course Theater #33
Two European playwrights of the nineteenth century shared a love of theater—but also happened to be enemies. Viewers learn of the differences between Henrik Isben of Norway and August Strindberg of Sweden and how their rivalry changed...
Crash Course
Realism Gets Even More Real: Crash Course Theater #32
Just how real is realism? It seems that the Theater Duke, as the video discusses, felt every realistic detail mattered. Scholars learn about the use of realism in plays and the importance of realistic details in props, costumes, and more.
Lit2Go
David Copperfield
With 64 chapters and 368,017 words, Charles Dickens' David Copperfield can prove to be a challenge for young readers. Help them out with a resource that not only provides the complete text but an audio version as well.
The School of Life
Art/Architecture - Edward Hopper
What is going on here? The works of artist Edward Hopper invite viewers to image the story captured in his paintings. Introduce Hopper with an episode from the The School of Life playlist that focuses on the American realist.
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read James Joyce's "Ulysses"?
What is Bloomsday? Why would thousands travel to Dublin on this day to visit sites depicted in a novel that is ridiculously hard to read? Why even bother with reading such a book? Find out by viewing a short video that suggests the...
The School of Life
Gustave Flaubert
How is it possible that an author can create sympathy in the minds of readers for characters who behave in ways that we disdain? Gustave Flaubert was able to accomplish such a goal with Madame Bovary. Introduce readers to this...
PBS
Are Prime Numbers Made Up?
Is math real? Scholars first learn about the Goldbach conjecture and prime numbers as an introduction to the philosophical idea of whether numbers actually exist. The video continues on to use an example of a circle to consider math from...
Macat
An Introduction to Thucydides’s History of the Peloponnesian War
Why was Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War so influential in his time, as well as in modern politics? Learn about the distinctive features of the text, including its lack of adherence to divine influence, and the details of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Realism: Lesson 2
This lesson will examine Realism. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Realism."
BBC
Bbc Interviews: Lucian Freud
The BBC provides audio clips from an interview with "the Ingres of existentialism," painter Lucian Freud. Additional content includes a brief biography and a list of his key works.
Crash Course
Crash Course Theater #31: Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism
Do you know about Realism and Naturalism in the theater? Learn about how the French Theater was remade by playwrights such as Eugene Scribe, Alexandre de Dumas Fils, and Emile Zola. [12:36]