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Invitation to World Literature; Candide

08/31/2010

INVITATION TO WORLD LITERATURE Candide ITWL 109 Base Revision 001 Closed Captioned, DVI, Stereo Audio TRT: 26:46 8.31.10

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Series

Invitation to World Literature

Program

Candide

Program Number

109

Series Description

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Invitation to World Literature is a multimedia series introducing drama, epic poetry, and novels from many times and cultures. Thirteen half-hour videos form the centerpiece of the project, and feature a mix of writers, scholars, artists, and performers with personal connections to world literature, from Philip Glass to Alan Cumming, Wole Soyinka to Kristin Chenoweth, all brought together by Professor David Damrosch of Harvard University, a world-renowned expert on world literature. The project was funded by Annenberg Media.

This mixture of old and new, novel, drama, and epic poem, English-language and translation, gives viewers a jumping-off point for an exploration of literature from around the world and across time. Guiding viewers through these great works is Professor Damrosch, whose passion for world literature connects viewers to every text as he shines a light on ancient cultures, modern questions, and powerful stories.

Invitation to World Literature is a production of WGBH Educational Foundation with Seftel Productions for Annenberg Media.

The thirteen texts explored in Invitation to World Literature are:

* The Epic of Gilgamesh Sumerian, 2600 BCE and older * My Name Is Red Turkish, Orhan Pamuk, 1998 * The Odyssey Greek, ca. eighth century BCE * The Bacchae Greek, Euripides, 405 BCE * The Bhagavad Gita Sanskrit, first century CE * The Tale of Genji Japanese, Murasaki Shikibu, ca. 1014 * Journey to the West Chinese, Wu Ch'êng-ên, ca. 1580 * Popul Vuh Quiché-Mayan, ca. 1550s * Candide French, Voltaire, 1759 * Things Fall Apart English, Chinua Achebe, 1959 * One Hundred Years of Solitude Spanish, Gabriel García Márquez, 1967 * The God of Small Things English, Arundhati Roy, 1998 * The Thousand and One Nights Arabic, ca. fourteenth century

Series release date: 2010

Program Description

A satirical novel tracking the travels and troubles of Candide, a hopeless optimist who survives a world of suffering and the friendship of a charlatan in order to find his true love. Art, song, and comic book illustrations are used to explore the depths of this short satire. Featured speakers include director Harold Ramis, actress Kristen Chenoweth, and cartoonist Chris Ware.

Duration

00:26:46

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Topics

Literature

Creators

Smith, Arthur (Series Producer)

Tonkonogy, Amy (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Invitation to World Literature; Candide,” 08/31/2010, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BE65143F5FBD4AF8B09CD8E0C9E320E2.

MLA: “Invitation to World Literature; Candide.” 08/31/2010. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BE65143F5FBD4AF8B09CD8E0C9E320E2>.

APA: Invitation to World Literature; Candide. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BE65143F5FBD4AF8B09CD8E0C9E320E2