Taught by Professor Kenneth R. Bartlett, University of Toronto. Accompanied by the course guidebook of the same title: The guide to essential Italy: course guidebook / Kenneth R. Bartlett, Ph. D. Published by the Great Courses; copyright The Teaching Company, 2015. "Professor Kenneth R. Bartlett, University of Toronto"--Course guidebook cover and DVD container.
Contents:
disc 6. Sestiere Castello and the Outer Islands. The Capitoline and the Colosseum -- Imperial palaces of the Palatine Hill -- Pompeii: a city frozen in time -- The Roman Forum -- Along the Via Sacra to the Capitoline -- disc 2. The Via del Corso and Princely Palaces -- The Trevi Fountain and Baroque Rome -- Above and beyond the Spanish Steps -- At the bend of the Tiber -- The Pantheon to Campo dei Fiori -- Piazza Farnese to the Ara Pacis -- disc 3. Piazza del Popolo to San Clemente -- The Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica -- Orvieto, Siena, and San Gimignano -- Florence: politics in art and architecture -- From the Piazza del Duomo to San Marco -- San Croce and the Pazzi Chapel -- disc 4. En route to the Ponte Vecchio -- The Pitti Palace -- The Oltrarno -- Walking to Santa Maria Novella -- From Santa Maria Novella to San Lorenzo -- The Medici legacy -- disc 5. The Ognissanti, palaces, parks, and villas -- Romantic views: San Miniato and Fiesole -- Arezzo, Perugia, and Assisi -- Venice: the center of power -- The drawing room of Europe: Piazza San Marco -- disc 6. The Ducal Palace -- Venetian civilization -- Along the Giudecca and Grand Canals -- The Upper Canal and San Marco on foot -- The Rialto and Sestiere San Polo -- Sestiere Castello and the Outer Islands.
Summary:
"This epic travel adventure from The Great Courses and Smithsonian's travel arm, Smithsonian Journeys, delivers a feast of cultural and historical riches."--From container.
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